“My paintings confront the world as I find it—often with humor in the face of disaster. This tragi-comedic format allows me to transcend overwhelming feelings and painful events.”

“You must have amazing dreams!”

Rachel Van Citters’ well-crafted and sensitive works often provoke comments like this. After a lifetime of drawing and painting, her vision speaks in a strong voice. Painting with rich blocks of color and texture, she directs the viewer into the intense gaze of her trademark childlike allegorical figures.

Van Citters received her BFA from Texas Woman’s University. She has shown her work in group and solo shows throughout the U.S. and Canada. Her most recent exhibits include inclusion in Seattle’s Bumbershoot “Bumberbiennale 2004:Consumables” show curated by art critic Matthew Kangas, and “Art of the Garden” presented by the Arts Council of Snohomish County, and “Art Port Townsend- Expressions Northwest.”