ARTIST STATEMENT
 

'I've been out walking
I don't do that much talking these days
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do for you…' Jackson Browne
 

"Keeping an art practice going through hard times is test of endurance. Painting as therapy is real."

BIO

Rachel Hine is a Geelong based artist known for weaving intricate tapestries. Expressive portraits layered with textile references allow her to connect historical concepts with contemporary imagery.

Rachel Hine holds a BA Masters of Fine Arts from Monash University. She has been exhibiting regularly in group and solo exhibitions since the late 1990s. She spent several years immersed in training at the Australian Tapestry Workshop from 2000-2006. She has been shortlisted for the Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries exhibition since 2013. Rachel is enthusiastic about presenting contemporary tapestry.