RACHEL MAGDALEN DRENNEN
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"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together."- John Ruskin 
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​​​​Rachel Magdalen Drennen (born 1998) is a portrait painter and draftsman living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Florence, Italy. After attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with a full tuition scholarship, she moved to Italy to continue her studies at the Charles H. Cecils Studios, where she is currently in her second year. Working in the sight size tradition, she solely paints from life, and aspires to capture the momentary but monumental beauty of her sitters. 

In addition to her fine art studies, Rachel also specializes in Italian art history. Prior to living in Italy, Rachel was awarded a three month travel scholarship to study the art and architecture in Italy, France, England, and Spain. For the past two years she's taught live and online, and continues to teach fine art and art history from the insights she's gathered as an artist creating in Florence. 

For more information on classes, portrait commissions, and/or other available work, please contact rachelmagdalenart@gmail.com. 





​Curriculum Vitae
b. 1998, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Education
2021- Present       Advanced Painting Studies, Charles H. Cecils Studios, Florence, Italy 
2016-2020            Four Year Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA    
2019                     Art History Studies in France, Italy, Spain, and England                                         
2018                     Portrait Sketch Workshop with Colleen Barry, Grand Central Atelier, New York City, NY                              
                             Portrait Painting Class taught by Kerry Dunn, Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia, PA                                   

Scholarships and Awards 
2021                     Scholarship Artist, The Salmagundi Club
2020                     The Irma Cook Prize for Excellence in Drawing                                                                
                             Don Sabath Award                                                                                                              
                             Charles Toppan Prize                                                                                                          
2019                     The Women’s Board Travel Scholarship (three month European travel scholarship)
​                             Don Sabath Award                                                                                                                            
                             The Catherine Grant Memorial Prize for Still Life                                                              
                             The Benjamin West Prize                                                                                                   
2018                     The Louis B. Sloan Landscape or Still Life Prize                                                                 
                             The Thouron Prize, Student Vote                                                                                      
                             The James P. Bonelli Jr. Memorial Prize                                                                             
                             The Plastic Club Award                                                                                                      
                             The Mindel Caplan Kleinbard Award                                                                                 
2017                     The Ramborger Prize                                                                                                         
2016                      James J. And Frances M. Maguire Artistic Excellence Scholarship (full, four year academic scholarship)
                              Full Tuition High School Student Scholarship 
2015                     CE Community Scholarship               
                             Thomas Eakins Emerging Artist Scholarship                                                                      

Exhibitions  
2022                     Drawing from Life, Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY
2021                    Allegory Today: The Library Commission, ​Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY
2020                    Women and Nature, DBS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA                                                      
2020                    119th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA     
2019                    A Good Habit Formed, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA         
2019                   Considering the Nude, DBS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA                                                   
2019                   118th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA      
2019                   New Members Show, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA                                                  
2018                   The Oxford Art Alliance Annual Juried Show, Oxford, PA                                                
2018                   Small Oils Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA                                               
2018                   117th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA      
2017                   The Art of Agriculture, FMC Tower, Philadelphia, PA                                                       
2017                   116th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA       
2016                    War and Rumors of War, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA

Collections
Private Collection of James J. and Frances M. Maguire

Teaching Experience
2022-present      Assistant Figure Drawing Instructor, Charles H. Cecils Studios






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