RACHEL DERSTINE RESUME
SOLO SHOWS
2016
Fiber Art by Rachel Derstine, Dec 3 – Jan 26, In the Gallery, Community Music School, Trappe, Pennsylvania
Fiber Art by Rachel Derstine, Feb 13 – April 1, The Gallery at Rockhill, Community at Rockhill, Sellersville, Pennsylvania
2012
Etudes in Color, Artful Quilt Designs by Rachel Derstine, Jan 14 – Feb 15, In the Gallery, Community Music School, Trappe, Pennsylvania
JURIED SHOWS
2019
Rockville Arts Festival, Juried Artist, May 4 – 5, Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Juried Artist, May 10 – 12, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VMRC Juried Art Exhibit, May 26 – June 30, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2018
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Juried Artist, May 11 – 13, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Art Fair on the Square, Juried Artist, July 14 – 15, 227 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin
2017
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs, Juried Artist, May 12 – 14, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Oct 6 – 8, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Juried Artist, May 20 – 21, Reston Town Center, Reston, Virginia
Old Town Art Fair, Juried Artist, June 10 – 11, 1890 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Illinois
46th Annual Boston Mills Artsfest, Juried Artist, June 30 – July 2, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Peninsula, Ohio
Art Fair on the Square, Juried Artist, July 8 – 9, 227 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Park City Kimball Arts Festival, Juried Artist, Aug 4 – 6, 1401 Kearns Blvd, Park City, Utah
49th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival, Juried Artist, Aug 11 – 13, Atkinson Park, Ketchum, Idaho
2016
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs, Juried Artist, May 13-15, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Oct 7-9, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
35th Annual Boston Mills Artsfest, Juried Artist, July 1-3, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Peninsula, Ohio
Art Fair on the Square, Juried Artist, July 9-10, Madison, Wisconsin
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Juried Artist, July 14-17, State College, Pennsylvania
Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair, Juried Artist, July 29-31, Bellevue, Washington
Park City Kimball Arts Festival, Juried Artist, Aug 12-14, Park City, Utah
14th Annual Alexandria King Street Arts Festival, Juried Artist, Sept 17-18, Alexandria, Virginia
Connected by Stitch: SAQA Regional Exhibition, Juried Artist, Oct 22-Dec 9, The Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
2015
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs, Juried Artist, May 8-10, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Oct 9-11, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Art Fair on the Square, Juried Artist, July 11-12, Madison, Wisconsin
47th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival , Juried Artist, Aug 7-9, Ketchum, Idaho
2014
30th Annual Germantown Friends Juried Craft Show, Juried Artist, Feb 28 – Mar 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show, Juried Artist, Apr 4-6, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Power of the Flower: Fleurs and Flora – Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Juried Artist, May 8-June 7, Markeim Arts Center, Haddonfield, New Jersey
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs, Juried Artist, May 9-11, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and July 26-27, Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, Delaware and Oct 10-12, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fall Crafts Lyndhurst, Artrider Productions, Juried Artist, Sept 12-14, Tarrytown, New York
Peters Valley Fine Craft Fair, Juried artist, Sept 27-28, Augusta, New Jersey
Holiday Crafts Morristown, Artrider Productions, Juried artist, Dec 12-14, Morristown, New Jersey
2013
29th Annual Germantown Friends Juried Craft Show, Juried Artist, Mar 1-3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs, Juried Artist, May 10-12, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Oct. 11-13, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paradise City Fine Art Festival, Juried Artist, May 25-27, Northampton, Massachusetts
Salem Art Fair, Juried Artist, July 19-21, Bush’s Pasture Park, Salem Oregon
Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair, Juried Artist, July 26-28, Bellevue, Washington
Holiday Crafts Morristown, Artrider Productions, Juried artist, Dec 13-15, Morristown, New Jersey
2012
Paradise City Fine Art Festivals, Juried Artist, Nov 16-18, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Juried Artist, May 11-13, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Oct 21-22, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
GROUP SHOWS
2013
Value: Woman, Artist, Mother, Group Invitational Show curated by Angela Colasanti and Tara Dolan, May 10 – June 12, Studio B, Boyertown, Pennsylvania
AWARDS
2018
Best Innovative Style Quilt for “Layered Windows”, Tri-State Quilt Competition
Judges Choice for “Maples on Water”, Tri-State Quilt Competition
2017
Best Innovative Style Quilt for “Autumn Windows”, The Quilt and Sewing Fest of New Jersey
Judges Choice for “Dialogue”, The Quilt and Sewing Fest of New Jersey
Best in Category “Gingko Kimono”, Boston Mills Arts Fest.
Third Place Innovative for “Autumn Windows”, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza
2015
Second Place Ribbon for “Dawn”, Landscape Category, American Quilter’s Society Quilt Week – Albuquerque
2014
Third Place Ribbon for “Dawn”, Innovative Category, Quilt Fest of New Jersey
Third Place Ribbon for “Dawn”, First Time Entry in a Paducah Contest, American Quilter’s Society Quilt Week – Paducah
Benchmark Award for Craft Excellence, Resolved Design, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
2013
Third Place Ribbon for “Rousseau”, Innovative Category, Quilt Fest of New Jersey
Third Place Ribbon for “Rousseau”, Innovative Category, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza.
2012
Best Use of Color Ribbon for “Sunburst”, Innovative Category, Quilt Fest of New Jersey
2011
Judges Choice Ribbon (Bobbie Bergquist) for “Sunburst”, Innovative Category, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza .
AFFILIATIONS
American Quilter Society
Artist Member, Studio Art Quilt Associates
Juried Member, Master Artisan, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
PUBLICATIONS
Adventures in Non-Traditional Fiber & Technique, by Rachel Derstine. Art Quilting Studio Winter 2018
Mariner’s Compass Quilts, by Diane Rustin Doran. Machine Quilting Unlimited. 01. 2013: 33. Print
Quilt Fest of New Jersey IX Advertisement. Quilting Arts Magazine. 01.2013: 57. Print
Paradise City Arts Fall Guide, 2012: 22. Print
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Art Fairs. Postcards. Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014. Print
INSTALLATIONS
Epic Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin
Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse, Harleysville, Pennsylvania
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Randy and Debbie Riegner, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Susan McElhenney, Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
Charlotte Clapper, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Judi Janzen, Salem, Oregon
Stevan Laapieri, Chula Vista, California