Rachel Schmidhofer lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA. She received an MFA from Yale University (2011) and a BFA from Washington University (2004). Solo and 2-person exhibitions include Zieher Smith (Nashville), Jeff Bailey Gallery (Hudson, NY), Field Projects (New York, NY), Novella Gallery (New York, NY), and Glike Gallery (Los Angeles). Her work has been featured in group exhibitions at Shelter Gallery (New York, NY), Andrew Rafacz Gallery (Chicago, IL), SHE Gallery (New York, NY), Kent Fine Art (New York, NY), Driscoll Babcock (New York, NY), Zurcher Gallery (New York, NY) Gallery Poulsen (Copenhagen, DK) and the Torrance Art museum (Los Angeles, CA). Her work has been featured in Harpers Magazine, Modern Painters, the Huffington Post, New American Paintings, and Hyperallergic.