A few inches of broomstick, a fancy cake and what looks like a rolled up bin liner are among the official highlights of this years Summer Exhibition, unveiled yesterday at the Royal Academy in London.
The Times
Exhibitions
July 2006
Rachel held her first exhibition of cake sculpture at Sotheby's Kiddell Gallery.
June 2007
Her work was selected for the Royal Academy Of Art's Summer Exhibition and nominated for The Insight Investment Newcomer Award.
January 2008
Renowned art curator Janice Blackburn invited her to show two cake sculptures in her ‘Small Show Huge Talent’ exhibition in Notting Hill.
Sotheby’s – Kiddell Gallery
4-35 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2RT
18th – 20th July 2006
‘People Only Die For Love In Movies’
An exhibition of Rachel's cake sculptures was held at Sotheby's Kiddell Gallery, 34-35 New Bond Street, the focal point of the show being a large cake triptych ‘The Two Faced French Fancies’, which Rachel produced as a large sculpture entry for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2006. Although the entry was rejected by the Academy it caught the eye of Sotheby’s CEO Robin Woodhead and art curator Janice Blackburn. Robin Woodhead invited her to display it in the Kiddell Gallery. Rachel produced new pieces of work to display alongside her triptych including two gay wedding cakes and a cake shrine dedicated to her father Peter Mount.
She is a gifted artist whose work is full of wickedly observational wit and irony and often a dark message lurking beneath it’s sweet exterior.
The Financial Times , Arts and Weekend Collecting
Royal Academy Of Arts 239th Summer Exhibition
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
11th June – 19th August 2007
‘I Just Have To Have You Here A Little Longer’
During 2006 and 2007 Rachel worked on a series of sculptures inspired by the instinct to collect. The largest piece, ‘I Just Have To Have You Here A Little Longer’, explored the layers of light and shade behind the obsession to acquire. It was created from rich fruitcake coated with layers of almond and sugar paste painted with food colourings. It measured 125cm x 69cm x 155cm and was displayed under a Perspex unit.
Rachel created this work as a large sculpture entry for the Royal Academy Of Arts Summer Exhibition 2007. With nearly 12,000 entries the 2007 competition was extremely strong and Rachel was delighted to hear that her artwork has been selected by the committee for exhibition in Gallery IX.
The Insight Investment Newcomer Award
The 2007 Summer Exhibition had several awards including The Insight Investment Newcomer Award and Rachel was one of twenty artists to be nominated.