From the Bench is SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists.
A lifelong Bay Area resident, Rachel currently resides in Pacifica, just south of San Francisco. She began studying photography while completing her undergraduate degree at Skidmore College, attracted to they ways the medium could incorporate many other interests. In numerous group and solo exhibitions since, she's presented a series of projects exploring the photograph as object, often resulting in unique works incorporating specialized printing techniques.
In tandem to exhibitions, Rachel publishes artists’ books through her imprint Treadwell Press. Altered Archive, the latest title from Treadwell Press about a fictional archivist losing control of her archive with alarming and magical results, was published in winter 2025.
Frequent themes in all her work include considering the intersection of analog and digital technology, collecting and re-purposing vernacular photographs and ephemera, blurring the line between truth and fiction, and understanding the impact of our technology on the natural world around us.
Please visit our YouTube page to see our past tours, previously also known as Shelter in Studio.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
12:30 PM (Pacific Time)
This is a free online event.
Registration will close at noon on the day of the event. The zoom link will be emailed at 10:30am Pacific time (two hours before the start time).