Rachel Khedoori

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Rachel Khedoori
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityUS, Australian
Alma mater San Francisco Art Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
Spouse(s) Jason Rhoades
(1965-2006, his death)
ChildrenRubi Roads
Relatives Toba Khedoori
(twin sister)

Rachel Khedoori (born 1964 in Sydney, Australia [ citation needed ]) is a contemporary artist of Iraqi Jewish [1] heritage based in Los Angeles and known primarily for her mixed use of sculpture, film and architecture. [2] [3]

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Biography

Khedoori was born in Sydney and raised in Australia. She is the identical twin sister of the artist Toba Khedoori, [4] and the sister of David Khedoori. She is also the widow of artist Jason Rhoades. [5]

Khedoori received her BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in 1988. [6] She received her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1994. [7] She was a visiting professor at the Academy of Art, Malmö, Sweden in 1996. [8] Khedoori began exhibiting in 1994, a joint debut show with her sister, Toba Khedoori. [4] Her first complete solo show gained international attention at Kunsthalle Basel and Kunstverein Braunschweig in 2001. [9] Her exhibition in Basel focused on film projected onto 2-D and 3-D objects. [10] Rachel's work blends life and the abstract use of film, sculpture and installation. [10]

Khedoori has lived and worked in Los Angeles, California, since 1990. [7]

Exhibitions

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  2. ↑ Saltz, Jerry. "Toba Khedoori: Immense Miniatures". Lacan.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Khedoori, Rachel". The Getty. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Roberta (5 March 1999). "Art in Review; Rachel Khedoori". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Haithman, Diane (3 August 2006). "OBITUARIES: Jason Rhoades, 41; Artist Combined Humor, Poignancy: [HOME EDITION]". Los Angeles Times: B.13.
  6. ↑ "Rachel Khedoori (1964) biography". Artprice. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 Smith, Elizabeth; Wagner, Anne (6 September 2016). Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women 1947-2016. Paul Schimmel, Jenni Sorkin (eds.). Milano: Skira. ISBN   978-88-572-3065-8.
  8. ↑ "Rachel Khedoori - Biography". Hauser & Wirth Gallery. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Exhibitions — Rachel Khedoori — Hauser & Wirth". www.hauserwirth.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Rachel Khedoori". Kunsthalle Basel. 2001. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rachel Khedoori | David Zwirner". David Zwirner. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rachel Khedoori • Kunsthalle Basel". Kunsthalle Basel. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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