R A C H E L S T I F F
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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2012 Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art/Painting
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting & Drawing
University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
2018–Present Professor of Fine Art (Tenured)
Western Nevada College, Carson City, Nevada
2017–2018 Adjunct Instructor
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
2016–2017 Faculty
Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota
2016 Adjunct Instructor
College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
2014–2015 Adjunct Instructor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
2010–2012 Adjunct Instructor / Instructor of Record
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
COURSES TAUGHT
Printmaking I
Printmaking II
Drawing I
Drawing II
Figure Drawing I
Figure Drawing II
Painting I
Painting II
Visual Foundations
Design I (2-D)
Art History I
Art History II
Art Appreciation
Independent Study — Printmaking
Independent Study — Drawing
Independent Study — Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Arid Infinite Above
Truckee Meadows Community College, Main Gallery, Reno, NV
2021–2022 Entitled to the Sun (traveling exhibition)
Goodstein Gallery, Casper College, Casper, WY
Carr Gallery, Willards Art Center, Idaho Falls, ID
Ruddell Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
Capital City Arts Initiative Courthouse Gallery, Carson City, NV
2019 High Gradient
Northwest College, Powell, WY
2019 Every Afternoon
City Hall Gallery, Carson City, NV
2017 Only Spaces
Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno, NV
2016 Framing the West
Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2025 Two Ends of a Long Line (with Anita Maksimiuk)
McNamara Hallway Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
2023 Indefinite State (with Luke Rizotto)
McKinley Arts Center, Reno, NV
(organized through Friends of Black Rock–High Rock)
2011 de-fence (with Ashley White)
The Studio, Tucson, AZ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Layers of Reiteration
Curated by the Printmakers Conspiracy
Sierra Arts Gallery — Riverside Gallery, Reno, NV
Under Pressure
Curated by Laika Press
Reno Public Library, Reno, NV
2024 Altar’d Landscape
Curated by Luke Rizotto
Depot Gallery, Sparks, NV
2023 Between Earth and Sky
Curated by Rossi Todorova
Metro Gallery, Reno, NV
2022 no-such-place
Melhop Gallery 7077, Lake Tahoe, CA
2020 Ink, Paper, Print
Bristlecone Gallery, Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV
curated by Capital City Arts Initiative
2019 Human Contact
Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Taking Flight
Reno–Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV
2018 The Nuclear Landscape
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Curated by Anne Wolfe
2016–2017 Tilting the Basin: Contemporary Art of Nevada
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno & Las Vegas, NV
Curated by Joanne Northrup and Michele C. Quinn
2016 MAS Attack 13: Finale
Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Recent Acquisitions
Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV
PUBLIC ART & COMMISSIONED PROJECTS
2025 Ancient Geometries
Public mural project, Gerlach, NV
(in collaboration with the Gerlach community / Friends of Black Rock–High Rock)
VISITING ARTIST & PRESENTATIONS
2025 Visiting Artist — MFA Interdisciplinary Arts Studio Visits & Thesis Engagement
University of Nevada, Reno
Visiting Artist, Artist Talk (in conjunction with Arid Infinite Above)
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
2023 Guest Speaker — Western Nevada College Commencement
Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV
2022 Guest Speaker, Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition
University of Nevada, Reno
Visiting Artist, Artist Talk (in conjunction with Entitled to the Sun)
Casper College, Casper, WY
2021 Nevada Neighbors, Artist Interview with Stephen Reid
Capital City Arts Initiative, Carson City, NV
2020 'Entitled to the Sun' Artist Talk
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
2019 'High Gradient' Artist Talk
Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2018 Conference Presenter, Arts & Education Conference
Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2017 Panel Discussion, Tilting the Basin: Contemporary Art of Nevada
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno & Las Vegas, NV
2016 Artist Talk: City-Desert Relations and Atmospheric Perspective
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
WORKSHOPS & COURSES TAUGHT
2026 Tetrapak Printmaking Workshop
Laika Press, Reno, NV (Printmakers Conspiracy)
2019 Flame to Flourish: Wildfires, Sagebrush and Charcoal
STEAM Education Conference
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Flame to Flourish: Wildfires, Sagebrush and Charcoal
STEAM Education Conference
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Capturing Radiation: Painting the Power of the Nuclear Blast
Nevada STEAM Conference
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
STEM to STEAM: Arts Integration
South Dakota Arts Education Conference
Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
2017–2018 Instructor of Painting & Drawing
E.L. Cord Museum School, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
RESIDENCIES
2023 Black Rock Desert Artist in Residence (BRD AiR) Program
Black Rock Desert, NV
2020 Block Paper Press
Artist in Residence
San Jose, CA
2013 RAID Projects
Los Angeles, CA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & OFF-CAMPUS TRAINING
2025 Offset Monotype Workshop
Mullowney Printing Workshop, Portland, OR
The Art of the Handmade Book
University of Nevada, Lake Tahoe
Screen Printing Workshop
Laika Press, Reno, NV
2023 Stone Lithography Workshop
Frogman’s Print Workshops, Omaha, NE
PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA & REVIEWS
2026 Layers of Re-iteration
Exhibition catalog, Sierra Arts / Riverside Gallery
2025 Radio Interview with Austin Pratt — Two Ends of a Long Line
KWNK 97.7 FM, Reno Community Radio
The Wildcat Connection, Western Nevada College
Interview, Episode #7
2021 Danielle Marie Kelley, “Everything and Nothing”
Capital City Arts Initiative
2018 Kealey Boyd, “How Nuclear Testing Transformed the Land in Nevada and New Mexico”
Hyperallergic
2016 “Tilting the Basin: Nevada States of Mind”
Juxtapoz Magazine
Online Feature
Art in America
“The Art of the State”
Nevada Public Radio
2014, 2017 Guest Contributor
Superstition Review, Arizona State University
AWARDS & HONORS
2023 Regents’ Award in Creative Activities
Nevada System of Higher Education
2022 Joan Mitchell Fellowship (Nominated)
2021 Outstanding Faculty Award
Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV
COLLEGIAL & INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
2018–Present Gallery Coordinator
Bristlecone Gallery & College Galleries
Western Nevada College
2025–Present Sabbatical Committee
2025 Peer Evaluation Committee
2022–2025 Professional Development Committee, ad hoc Member
2022 Internal Reviewer, Graphic Design Program
2019–2021 Faculty Senate
COLLECTIONS
2015 Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2014 Traktor Films
Venice, California