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Published on: 9/11/2007
Last Visited: 8/24/2009
Artist: Rachel Weaver Rivera
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Rachel Weaver Rivera, an artist and educator, has an M.F.A. in painting from the School of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a B.F.A. from the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois, Champaign.
Rachel is owner of Imagine Art Studio.
She has over fifteen years teaching experience in a variety of educational settings including The San Jose Public Schools residency program, Chicago Commons Human Service Agency, The Evanston Art Center, Triton College, and Chicago Children's Museum.
Rachel's work with children has been inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach.
She is a frequent presenter on children's visual communication and designing educational spaces that promote creativity.
She has exhibited her paintings at Orleans Street Gallery, Artful Gatherings Gallery, Tall Grass Arts Association, Apollo Theater Gallery Gathering Place Gallery, Evanston Art Center Gallery, Mars Gallery, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center,