R. LORD
b. 1986 Washington D.C, USA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
BFA Painting Rhode Island School of Design, 2008
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 Safeworld, The Composing Rooms, Berlin
2014 Documental, Dem Passwords, Los Angeles
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 G_L_A_S_ Surfshop, curated by Alberto Cudros, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Jelato For All, Jelato Love, Curated by Ché Zara Blomfield, Majorica Spain
2019 The Institute for Chaotic Love and Healing, Harry Gould Havey IV and DJ Richard, Hunter Shaw Fine Art, Los Angeles
2017 Dulce Dientes, Rainbow in Spanish, Los Angeles, Curated by Swan Moon
2017 Investment, Casting, In Lieu, Los Angeles, Curated by Bryce Grates
2017 Toxoplasmosis, R.Lord, Jonathan Santoro, Michael Assif, High Tide, Philidelphia
2017 Corpus Rising, R.Lord, Jayson Musson, Matthew Palladino, American Medium, New York
2016 Pain Tero Flight, Upfor Gallery, Portland
2015 9800, 9800 South Sepulveda, Los Angeles
2015 Wave Pool, Kustera Projects Red Hook, New York
2015 Whole Earth Catalyst, Composing Rooms, Berlin
2015 Post Analog Painting, The Hole NYC, New York
2015 TRANSaction, Springbreak Art Show, New York
2015 Surround Audience, New Museum Triennial, New Museum, NYC
2014 The Angry Show, 55 Sydenham Road, Sydney
2012 Val Kilmer Art, a U-Haul driven around Art Basel Miami/W Hotel Parking lot, Miami
2011 Like Art Basel, The Workshop, Miami
Select Performance History:
2014 “The Renoir Story” Artists Read Baldessari, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum, LA Book Fair, Los Angeles
2014 “Art Auction” Instagram Mini-Marathon, curated by Hans Ulrich Obirst, Bettina Korek, and Kevin McGarry, The Million Dollar Theatre, Los Angeles
2014 “Blood Money” Burning Head Collage, curated by Ashland Mines aka DJ Total Freedom, Zabludowicz Collection, Frieze, London
Residencies:
July 2016, The Stolbun Family Residency at the Residencies at the Little Nell, The
Stolbun Collection, Aspen, Colorado
Sept 2016-2017 Varda Artist Residency, Sausalito CA (resident and manager)
Selected Articles
Cultured Magazine Nov 2021
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2021/11/10/self-taught-surfboard-builder-rachel-lord-makes-waves
The Inertia April 2021
https://www.theinertia.com/surf/5-women-shaping-a-new-era-of-surfboard-design/
The Inertia Feb 2022
https://www.theinertia.com/surf/shaper-rachel-lord-applies-a-sculptors-eye-to-her-surfboards/
Dazzling Blue: Jamie Brisik/ Birdwells Blog Nov 2021
Free People Movement 2022https://www.freepeople.com/best-workout-gear-1/
Emocean Issue #3 (Cover)
https://rebelfins.com/products/emocean-magazin-issue-03-connection
Withitgirl March 2021
https://www.withitgirls.com/post/who-is-lord
2016 Ché Zara Bloomfield, “The Vibration of the Artist at the Time of Making”, Spike
2016 Kevin Holmes, Conspiracy Theories Inspire Cartoonish Greyscale Art, The Creators Project
2014 Rachel Lord/Editors of ARTnews, Consumer Reports: Rachel Lord, ARTnews
2014 Rachel Lord, Basel Recap: Rachel Lord, V Magazine
2014 Gloria Maria Cappelletti, Rachel Lord: Sirenetta di Deauville, Miami, i-D Italy
2014 Kevin McGarry, V Girls: Rachel Lord, V Magazine
2014 Courtney Malick, Decoding Rachel Lord’s ‘Documental’. dis Magazine
2014 T Swift, An Interview with Rachel Lord, AQNB
Podcasts
Temple of Surf , June 2022
https://thetempleofsurf.com/interview-with-rachel-lord/
Seatogether Podcast
Collections:
Red Bull Corporate Collection
Faena