RACHEL FEINSTEIN

In Façade, New York-based sculptor and painter Rachel Feinstein lays bare the underpinnings of the fantasy realms she so often constructs. Painted panoramas, large-scale sculptures, and 40-foot-long wall-reliefs from across her decades-long career come together to form a labyrinth that shifts between reality and illusion.

Each work featured in this multidimensional installation is an amalgamation of aesthetic and conceptual references, ranging from fairy tales and religious myths to art historical 18th-century European craft and 20th-century American kitsch. With a heightened awareness of the power that accompanies storytelling, Feinstein also draws inspiration from personal memories of her frequent childhood trips to Disney World, her college degree in religion and philosophy, and her upbringing in 1980s Miami. The artist reconfigures these source materials, bridging time periods and spanning a variety of materials to fabricate idyllic landscapes and decadent genre scenes that convey twisted tales of her own device.

Press Coverage

SCAD TV: Rachel Feinstein SCAD Museum of Art 

Rachel Feinstein in conversation with Paula Wallace, "Rachel Feinstein’s Combination of Extremes," Art Review, March 29, 2023. 

Art and Intuition with Rachel Feinstein | On Creativity, SCAD TV, March 5, 2024