Will Ferrell and Cancer for College Benefit

The founder of the charity Cancer for College asked me to paint a funny golf-oriented portrait of Will Ferrell (his old friend and long-time supporter of the charity) to auction at the golf tournament fund raiser and dinner they recently held - so I did of course! I went down to San Diego for the event, and had a fantastic time. I even got to sit next to Will at the dinner, and enjoyed chatting with him and his wife Viveca. They are both very down-to-earth, lovely people and have worked hard on behalf of the CFC charity over the years.

Will thought the painting was hilarious and autographed it for the auction. Not sure how much it ended up bringing, but they were very happy with my work and overall the event raised several hundred thousand dollars to help cancer survivors attend college.

It's a wonderful charity, and founders Craig Pollard and his wife Stacy are such inspiring people. I'm looking forward to seeing them here in Seattle at their January 24 event! If you are interested in attending the wine tasting fundraiser, click the link below - it's a great cause, and a lot of fun.

To learn more about Cancer for College click here

Artist Trust Grant Award Recipient!

Of over a thousand applicants, I was one of those chosen to receive a grant by the Artist Trust for the 2008 calendar year!

The grant is specifically for my "Washington: 48º North" project currently underway, which involves traveling across Washington State along the 48th latitude and producing a series of paintings based specifically on those locations. The grant money partly went towards the cost of purchasing a GPS locator so I can monitor my locations, and will also help with travel expenses.

I am very excited about the project, and proud to have the support of Artist Trust! This approash is exciting to me, as it fits into my "Here on Earth" concept and is a satisfying process. I am thrilled and inspired, to say the least.

So far I have traveled to La Push - next up: San Juans, Everett, Grand Coulee, and the Spokane Indian Reservation - and the spaces between. I am hoping to show the finished group of work in early Spring '09.

learn more about Artist Trust

Recent Work at Victrola on 15th

Recent work including the remaining pieces from my "U-Turn" show are on display at Victrola on 15th, through the end of April. Also on the walls is the photography of Dave Meckler.

Victrola Coffee & Art
Open everyday from 5:30 am - 11:00 pm
206.325.6520
info@victrolacoffee.com
411 15th Avenue E
Seattle, WA

Recent work at Cafe Vita Queen Anne

The remaining work from my recent "U-Turn: To the Gorge and Back" show is hanging at the Queen Anne Cafe Vita through the end of March. If you missed the show at Gallery 3131, or want to see the work again, or just want a hot cup of joe - come on by!

Cafe Vita

813 5th Avenue North

Seattle, Washington 98109

(206) 285-9662

U-Turn: Over and Done and Finished!

Thanks to all of you, my U-Turn exhibition at Gallery 3131 was a great success. I got wonderful critical feedback from so many people, and sold a majority of the work. The remaining pieces from the show will be going up around town starting January 2008. I enjoyed working with the folks at Gallery 3131, especially owner and curator Aaron Powers.

I am inspired and already launching into my next body of work, updates will be posted soon so sign up for blog updates if you want to see some work in progress.

Thanks again to you all, it is your support and enthusiasm that keeps me going.

Upcoming Show at Gallery 3131

Hello Friends and Patrons,

Please try and make it down sometime during the month of November to check out my latest body of work: "U-Turn (to the Gorge and Back)" (more details below)
I appreciate your feedback more than you know. And of course I would love to see you the evening of November 9 for the reception!

You can preview the work online here

For those of you interested in prices or previewing the work please contact Gallery 3131 at: 206.229.6435

Gallery 3131 is adjacent to the courtyard of the fabulous Boat Street Cafe, many folks are getting dinner reservations for reception night - and the gallery will have wine and apps as well.

Boat Street Cafe's website:

Exhibition details:
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Rachel Dory: U-Turn (to the Gorge and Back)
November 1-30, 2007
Gallery 3131
3131 Western Avenue
Suite #318
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 229-6435
3131gallery@gmail.com


Gallery 3131 is located in the Northwest Worklofts on the corner of Western and Denny, 2 blocks North of the SAM Sculpture Park next to the Boat Street Cafe.

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Thank you so much, hope to see you there!

Rachel Dory

Dave Matthews Video just released

Many of you may know that my "other life" involves design and audio/video production. We recently had the pleasure of working on a very cool music video project with Dave Matthews. Today the video was released, and is available for free on Itunes this week - check it out!

Click here to check out the new Dave Matthews music video "Eh Hee," available this week on Itunes for free!