Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Masters of Fine Art in the ceramics program in Chicago, IL 2022-2024
The University of Michigan
Bachelor of Fine Art with a studio focus in ceramics and an academic focus in ecology in Ann Arbor, MI 2018-2022
Awards and Publications
Peculiar Presence: A Review of Rachel Heibel at Ackerman Clarke," Newcity Art, July 24, 2024
Visionary Scholars Award, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, 2022-2024
Graduate Professional Development Award, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, 2023
Nominated for Creatively’s Class of 2022, The University of Michigan, 2022
The Integrated Project Award, The University of Michigan, 2022
Detroit Month of Design Will Showcase the Creative Spirit of the City," Design Milk, September 26, 2021.
Anna Bychinsky Scholarship for Excellence in Visual Arts, The University of Michigan, 2021
Undergraduate Student Research Grant, The University of Michigan, 2021
The Jacker Prize, Kelsey Museum of Archeology, 2021
Solo Shows
Visitors | Ackerman Clarke | Chicago, IL | 2024
Group Shows
& Other Complications | The Jones Institute | San Francisco, CA | 2024
MFA Degree Show | School of The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2024
Lake Effect | Embrace Creatives | Detroit, MI | 2024
Center of Multiple Middles, | Compound Yellow | Chicago, IL | 2023
Art Prize | Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, MI | 2023
NCECA Student Juried Show | Cincinnati, OH | 2023
Meet Me Halfway | Mana Contemporary | Chicago, IL | 2023
Close but not Touching | Penny W. Stamps BFA show | The University of Michigan, 2022
In The Event | Detroit Month of Design | 2022
Accelerator Program | Detroit is the New Black | Detroit, MI 2021
The Biota Vases | 30 Vase Commission | for Nora in Detroit, MI | 2021
1000 Vases | Milan Design Week | 2021
Here X Now | Form and Seek | Detroit Month of Design | 2021
Work Experience
Studio Manager | The Clay Room | San Francisco, CA 07/24-current
Teaching Resident | Sonoma Community Center | Sonoma, CA 05/23-08/23
Graduate TA | The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL 09/22- 05/22
Ceramics Instructor | The Pottery Studio Chicago, IL 08/22-12/22
Long Term Substitute Teacher | Pioneer High School | Ann Arbor, MI 04/22-06/22
Studio Assistant | The University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI 09/18- 05/22