Rachel Doller is a visual artist from Tatura and is known for her strong use of colour, shape and pattern.
Doller was brought up in an environment where art was accessible and being surrounded by artistic influences she has always created. She grew up on the family farm but in her late teens was wooed by the bright lights of the big city. After living in Melbourne, Ireland, Scotland and Fremantle she has returned to regional Victoria.
Doller’s work echoes personal musings which are reflected in a variety of styles from eye-catching abstract landscapes, expressive still life compositions and geometric assemblages. Using a variety of media including acrylic, cut paper, oil pastel and recycled/found objects, Doller creates pieces that are bold and graphic with colour combinations that are dynamic and engaging.
Inspired by the fact that art is a cultivar of ideas and feelings, Doller’s distinctive visual language is reflective of her everyday; the joy, the fear and the need for change.
Doller has exhibited in numerous group and 3 solo shows over the past 7 years and her work has been collected in Australia and Europe. She exhibited alongside her mum and sister for Shepparton Festival 2022 in their group exhibition 'Pieced together,' and was commissioned to design a light installation for White Night Shepparton 2022. Currently she is working on abstract landscapes and recycled/found object assemblages.
EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2022
- Beat Bowl light installation, White Night Shepparton
- Collage workshops, Grades 5 & 6 Sacred Heart Tatura
- Shepp Art on Plums, beer can design, Cornella Brewery/Shiraz Republic
- Pieced together group exhibition, Tatura Museum (Shepparton Festival)
- SAM Open: New Horizons group exhibition, Shepparton Art Museum
- Collective Skate Art exhibition, Dandys Skateboards Shepparton
- SAM Little Hands, hosting workshops for preschool children
- My Garden installation, Bendigo Bank Retail popup, Bendigo
2021
- OLSH Elmore mural (9m x 2m, 6m x 3m) Collaboration with the students from OLSH Elmore. Project Management by Nacho Station
- Still Life & Greeting card Workshop Tatura Community House
- HABITUAL Merchandise collection Limited edition run of screen printed tshirts, greeting cards, fabric cushion covers and tote bags
- St. John of God Bendigo Hospital – solo exhibition in Atrium curated by Nathan Sims.
- Kangaroo Flat Library Mural (17m x 3m) Collaboration with Wes Franklin. Project Management by Nacho Station
- Co.Lab 2021 exhibition Dudley House, Bendigo
- SAM Sketch – September Workshop delivered via zoom for Shepparton Art Museum
- Shepparton Festival Murals - ‘Winter Joy’ Painted at three locations across the City of Greater Shepparton
- DRY PADDOCKS & SUNSETS: Solo exhibition, McKellars Picture Framing & Wall Art, Gallery window
- DRY PADDOCKS & SUNSETS: Mural on external office wall Rushworth Art Depot (6m x 2.5m)
- Contentment: Solo exhibition, Dookie Artists Tree, Dookie
- SAM Sketch Workshop delivered via zoom for Shepparton Art Museum
- Shape, Colour, Texture: Mural on outdoor furniture, Tatura Community House
2020
- CUT IT OUT: Group Collage Exhibition, Online, MANY Projects, Fremantle
- SAM: Best of Friends exhibition, Shepparton Art Museum
- Shepparton Festival 2020 - Call to create winner, Artwork used for Shepparton Festival promotions
2019
- STILL: National Still Life Award (Finalist) Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
- Art Recycled: Group Exhibition, The G.R.A.I.N. Store, Nathalia
- All You Can Eat: Group Exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
- Tatura Rotary Art Show
2018
- CUT IT OUT: Group Collage Exhibition, Smart Casual, MANY Projects, Fremantle
- CONTENT (I made this stuff): Solo exhibition, Art of Freo Gallery, Fremantle
2017
- Bassendean Visual Art Awards
- City of Stirling Art Award & Exhibition
- City of South Perth Emerging Artist Award
- Wrapping Up Graffiti: Collaboration with City of Perth and WA Police, Artwork wrapped around traffic box, West Perth
- AnjelMsxRachelDoller - Clothing range collaboration, Print designed for The AnjelMs Project winter collection, Fremantle
2016
- ZERO 2016: WA AIDS Foundation, Pakenham Street Art Space (PSAS) Fremantle
- City of South Perth Emerging Artist Award
- PAWA Contemporary Print Art Awards, Moore’s Building, Fremantle
- Melville Art Awards
2015
- FORM Public Salon, Victoria Park, Perth
2014
- Ignite the Park Music & Arts Festival: Window Installation, Victoria Park, Perth