Rachel Van Wylen is a painter and printmaker based in Haverford, PA. She seeks to uncover the extraordinary within the everyday, translating the richness of observed reality into compelling visual narratives. Her work has garnered numerous accolades, including first place in the Loeschner Competition at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, MI) and third place in the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition. Rachel has also completed several notable mural commissions, including a portrait of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for their campaign headquarters in Wilmington, DE. Additionally, she has participated in artist residencies through The New York Art Students League, Arte Studio Ginestrelle, and Arts, Letters and Numbers.

Her work has been exhibited in a variety of venues, including Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH), The Elizabeth V. Sullivan Gallery at the Vytlacil Campus of the New York Art Students League (Sparkill, NY), the Muskegon Museum of Art (Muskegon, MI), the Mystic Museum of Art (Mystic, CT), Art Gallery Le Logge (Assisi, Italy), the Scarab Club (Detroit, MI), Dacia Gallery (New York, NY), The Philadelphia Sketch Club (Philadelphia, PA), Mainline Art Center (Haverford, PA), and the Wayne Art Center (Wayne, PA).

Rachel holds a B.A. in Art and English from Gordon College (2007), where she also participated in a study abroad program in Orvieto, Italy. She earned her M.F.A. in Painting from The New York Academy of Art in 2009. Over the years, she has shared her passion for art through teaching at institutions such as Boston Trinity Academy, Spring Arbor University, The White Mountain School, and Archmere Academy. She is currently a member of the faculty at The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, PA.