{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-23T12:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abstractartmendocino.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:38:05","slug":"about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abstractartmendocino.com\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* RACHEL LAHN \u2014 ABOUT THE ARTIST *\/\n\n#rachel-about {\n  display: block;\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: none;\n  min-height: 100vh;\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 0 20px 40px;\n  background-color: #000;\n  background-image: url(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150926095353im_\/http:\/\/www.abstractartmendocino.com\/grafs\/greybak.jpg\");\n  background-repeat: repeat;\n  color: #000;\n  font-family: \"Trebuchet MS\", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n  font-size: 16px;\n  font-style: normal;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  letter-spacing: normal;\n  text-align: left;\n 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height=\"111\"\n      alt=\"Abstract Art by Rachel Lahn\"\n      fetchpriority=\"high\"\n    >\n  <\/header>\n\n  <!-- \u0e40\u0e21\u0e19\u0e39\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e01: \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e19 # \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19 URL \u0e40\u0e15\u0e47\u0e21\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e25\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e21 -->\n  <nav class=\"rab-nav\" aria-label=\"Main navigation\">\n    <ul>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Mixed Media<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Watercolors<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Acrylics<\/a><\/li>\n      <li>\n        <a href=\"#\" aria-current=\"page\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7&nbsp;<\/span>\n          About the Artist\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;\u00b7<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Statement<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Links<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/nav>\n\n  <main class=\"rab-content\">\n    <h1>R&eacute;sum&eacute;: Rachel Lahn<\/h1>\n\n    <p>1969  BFA  Rhode Island School of Design<\/p>\n    <p>1971  MAT  Rhode Island School of Design<\/p>\n    <p>Studied printmaking and pottery, Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine<\/p>\n    <p>Taught filmmaking at the Henry Street Movie Club in New York City.<\/p>\n\n    <h2>Shows:<\/h2>\n\n    <ul class=\"rab-list\">\n      <li>2014    Mendocino Art Center Juried Show<\/li>\n      <li>2014   Anderson Valley Open Studio tour<\/li>\n      <li>2013   Mendocino Art Center Juried show,   Honorable Mention award<\/li>\n      <li>2013   Winesong!  Ft.Bragg, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2013   Anderson Valley Open Studio tour<\/li>\n      <li>2011     Mendocino Art center Juried Show<\/li>\n      <li>2011     Mendocino Art Center Open Studio Tour<\/li>\n      <li>2010     Arts for the Parks,  juried traveling show, Mendocino County, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2010    Mendocino Art Center ,  juried show   Mendocino, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2009     Winesong!    Ft. Bragg,  Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2009    Edgewater Gallery,  Ft. Bragg , Ca<\/li>\n      <li>2009   Anderson Valley Artists,  Oddfellows Gallery, Mendocino, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2008   Art Expo 2008, New York City, NY<\/li>\n      <li>2008-10  Anderson Valley Open Studio Tour<\/li>\n      <li>2008    Prentice Gallery, Mendocino, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2006   Scharffenberger Cellars,  Philo, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2006   Prentice  Gallery,  Ft. Bragg, Ca.<\/li>\n      <li>2005     Sand and Sea  Gallery,  Paia,  Maui<\/li>\n      <li>2005, 2006,  Juried show,  Mendocino Art Center,  Mendocino, Ca.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <!-- \u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21\u0e25\u0e33\u0e14\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e49\u0e19\u0e09\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e1a -->\n    <div class=\"rab-photos\">\n\n      <figure class=\"rab-figure\">\n        <img\n          class=\"rab-bordered\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161013043517im_\/http:\/\/abstractartmendocino.com\/grafs\/studio.jpg\"\n          width=\"600\"\n          height=\"450\"\n          alt=\"rachel lahn studio\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n        >\n      <\/figure>\n\n      <figure class=\"rab-figure\">\n        <img\n          class=\"rab-bordered\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161013043517im_\/http:\/\/abstractartmendocino.com\/grafs\/lahn-studio.jpg\"\n          width=\"600\"\n          height=\"448\"\n          alt=\"addition to art studio\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n        >\n        <figcaption class=\"rab-caption\">\n          Studio addition 2013\n        <\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n\n      <figure class=\"rab-figure\">\n        <img\n          src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161013043517im_\/http:\/\/abstractartmendocino.com\/grafs\/womenschoir.jpg\"\n          width=\"458\"\n          height=\"600\"\n          alt=\"mendocino womens choir\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n        >\n      <\/figure>\n\n      <figure class=\"rab-figure\">\n        <img\n          src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161013043517im_\/http:\/\/abstractartmendocino.com\/grafs\/mday-2013-poster.jpg\"\n          width=\"618\"\n          height=\"800\"\n          alt=\"cancer resource center mothers day poster 2013\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n        >\n      <\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2>Donations:<\/h2>\n\n    <ul class=\"rab-list\">\n      <li>2010, 2011,  Pinot festival, Anderson Valley Health Center fund raiser<\/li>\n      <li>2009     Club Cardinals<\/li>\n      <li>2006,7,8,9,10,11  Winesong!,  Ft. 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