• Rachel David grew up in Maryland attended Oberlin College and graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2004.

• She was introduced to metalworking in 7th grade shop class and resumed her study in 2001 and has pursued it unconditionally since. A collection of her work can be seen in The Anvil's Ring of summer, 2006, and (t)here magazine issue 11, and CUE magazine November 2009. In August of 2007 she was part of a two person show at D.O.C.S gallery (nola), and has been involved in several group shows in New Orleans LA, Brooklyn NY, Kalamazoo MI, and Atlanta GA, including the B space (atl) in September of 2006, the Brooklyn Lyceum in November 2006, Smartshop Gallery (MI) in July and August 2008, the Oyster factory in February 2009, Coup d'Oeil art consortium July-August 2009, and the Houston Center for contemporary Craft January-May 2010. Her first solo show is in September of 2010 at Coup d'Oeil Art Consortium.

• In 2009 Rachel formed Red Metal her business front and does art festivals and commissions through the business. Rachel works in her shop and garden in the 9th Ward of New Orleans sweating and dreaming.

Education:

Nunez Community College: G1 and G3 arc welding certifications, November 2009.

John C. Cambell : Daniel Miller, November 2008.

Penland School of Crafts: Penland NC.
• Summer 2006, 2009 assisting Jeffrey Funk.
• Spring and Summer 2005 winter rental 2006.

B.A. The Evergreen State College: Olympia, WA December 2004.
• Emphasis in sculptural art.

Oberlin College: Oberlin, OH 2001-2003.
• Emphasis in Political Art and Propaganda.

Professional Experience:

Artist Blacksmith: forever with love and health.

2009, June 20 - July 5
Assistant for Jeffrey Funk: 21st Century Blacksmithing techniques, Penland NC.

2008, July - August
Smartshop employee and Workshop teacher, Kalamazoo, MI.

2007, May - 2008 November
Preparator: Contemporary Arts Center.

2006, November - present
Artist Space Building Manager.

2006, October 16-27
Visiting Artist at Tennessee Tech, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville TN.

2006, September - October
Artist in Residence at the Steelyard, Providence RI.

2006, August 13-25
Assistant for Jeffrey Funk: Post industrial blacksmithing, Penland NC.

2006, June - August
Bench Jeweler for Thomas Mann, New Orleans LA.

2005, May - August
Fabricator for Wet Dog Glass, New Orleans LA.

Exhibition:

2010, September
Mouth Environment, Coup d'oeil Art Consortium, New Orleans LA.

2010, July
Received best in show, Art Melt. Baton Rouge.

2010, January - May
Iron: Forged, Tempered and Quenched; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.

2009, July - August
Art Works, Coup d'Oeil Art Constorium; New Orleans LA.

2009, May
Group show, The Colton Gallery, New Orleans LA.

2009, February 7
Salvaged, The oyster factory; New Orleans LA.

2008, July - August
Smartshop Gallery; Kalamazoo MI.

2007, August - October
Eat the Bomb, D.O.C.S Gallery New Orleans LA.

2007, October
In the collection of Richard Nesbitt.

2006, August - November
Surge: Nola on High Ground, The Brooklyn Lyceum, Brooklyn NY.

2006, October
In the collection of Joan and Gunther Wertheimer.

2006, September - October
The Bridge Show, The Bridge Space, Atlanta, GA.

2006, July - August
Night and Day, Moxy Studios, New Orleans.

2006, February 15
Winter Rental Exhibition, Penland NC.

2005, December
In the collection of Kent Leslie, Decatur, GA.

2005, Summer
Summer Juried Show: Honorable Mention, City Gallery, Annapolis MD.

2005, January
Spring Juried Show: Second Place, Gallery, Annapolis MD.

2004, December
"Guard-in Gauntlet" senior thesis exhibit, Evergreen College Olympia WA.

2003, November
Oberlin Students' Arts Council Member's Show, Oberlin OH.

2002, December
The Shebang (independent study performance), Oberlin OH.

2002, December
Re-Imagining the Book, Oberlin OH.

Publications:

•  Cue Monthly, Gambit weekly insert November 2009 issue.
• "(T)here" Magazine spring 2009.
• "Kalamazoo Gazette", July 21 2008.
•  Summer 2006 ABANA Magazine "The Anvil's Ring".