Fall 2026 Exhibition

Pushing (Bound)aries

Artist Books by Rachel E. Church, BA ’09, BFA ’17

When: September 3, 2026 – December 4, 2026 Where: Pope-Cheney Art Studio, 1st Floor of the Wishcamper Center
34 Bedford St., USM Portland Campus
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. | Friday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

About Artist: Rachel E. Church has a BA in Art with a concentration in Printmaking and Entrepreneurial Studies and a BFA in Studio Art with a minor in Book Arts from USM, and an MFA in Intermedia from UMaine. In 2025, she earned a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from UMaine, where her dissertation research explored the intersection between cookbooks and artists’ books.

In addition to her interdisciplinary art and research practice, she works as an instructional designer with a focus on digital accessibility, teaches art and interdisciplinary courses and enjoys traveling, the outdoors, and sewing. To view more of Rachel’s portfolio and creative work, please visit her website at www.rachelchurch.com/.

IMAGE: *Women of Windy Hill* (3 of 8 luncheon plates) by Rachel Church

For more information about the KCC ’83 Center for Book Arts, please contact:
Annie Lee-Zimerle, Program Director
(207) 228-8014 or aemin.leezimerle@maine.edu
usm.maine.edu/bookarts
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