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| About the Artist |
 Rachel
Weaver Rivera 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. She has exhibited her paintings
nationally. She is currently represented by Bell Studio
and Mars Gallery in Chicago.
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.
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| Selected Recent Exhibitions: |
2007
2006 |
Fox, Bears, Cars, and Shoes, The Mars Gallery
The Color Red, Orleans Street Gallery, St. Charles, IL
What's Love Got to Do With It?, Artful Gatherings Gallery, Lemont, IL |
| 2005 |
The Art of Collage, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
Midwest Collage Society Show, Downers Grove Library, IL |
| 2004 |
Heroines, Apollo Theater Gallery, Chicago, IL
Color Song, Gathering Place Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 |
Faculty Exhibit, Evanston Art Center Gallery, Evanston, IL
Non-Breakable, Mars Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 |
Conversation in Painting,Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
Union Images, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
| Selected Recent Presentations: |
2007
2006 |
That's Me, Exploring Portraiture with Children, The Erikson Institute
Telling Stories of Children's Learning, Distilling and Displaying Documentation of Children's Work and Play Chicago Metro AEYC Conference , Chicago, IL
Art Smart: The Power of Art in Early Childhood Classrooms, Starnet, Springfield, IL
Beyond the Easel, Reggio Inspired Ideas for Painting with Children Children's Home and Aid Society, Schaumburg, IL
Fostering Creativity in Children, Parent University , LaGrange,
IL |
| 2005 |
Meaning and Materials, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago, IL
The Reggio Emilia Approach, Luthern Family Mission, Hickory Hills, IL
Exploring Materials with Children, Union Church Pre-school Program, Hinsdale, IL |
| 2004 |
Problems into Possibilities, Designing Reggio-Inspired Environments and Experiences for Children, The Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL
Beyond Field Trip Basics, What Children Really Learn: Documentation Techniques for Educators, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 |
The Evolution of Artabounds Gallery at Chicago Children’s Museum, National Art Education Association Conference, Denver, CO
Reconsidering Art in the Classroom, DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville, IL
Rooms of Wonder, Situations of Discovery, Teaching and Researching with the Child in Mind, Ohio AEYC Annual Conference, Columbus, OH |
| 2002 |
Discovering Children’s Interests Through Creative Expression, GoAEYC Oakton Community College Home Daycare Provider Conference
Expressive Materials/Clay, The Ounce of Prevention and University of Illinois Children’s Center, Chicago, IL |
| Selected Recent Publications |
Self
Portraits in Clay, Dick
Blick Art Materials Fall Catalogue 2004-2005
Cover Design, Footlights Performance
Playbill, July/August 2004
Interview with a Museum Educator, Career
World Magazine, November 2004
Curate the Clutter, Handprint,
Chicago Children’s Museum, November 2004
Creative Costume Ideas for Halloween, Learning
Connection, Chicago Children’s Museum Website 2003
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