Originally from Los Altos, California, Rachel Slotnick is a painter and writer. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in May 2010. Her work is on display at the Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and at Smart Gallery (4717 N Clark) in Chicago. Her paintings and poetry were also displayed at the Verge Art Fair, part of Art Basel, in Miami, and at Next/Art Chicago in May.  Look for her upcoming solo exhibition at Ainsworth Gallery in Joliet, this August.  Recently published in Elimae Literary Magazine, and High Chair Poetry, Rachel currently resides in Chicago where she works as an adjunct professor in Art Studio and English at Malcolm X College.