Rachel Jackson is an artist, writer, and graphic designer from Vancouver Island. in her work, Rachel deals with vulnerability, nostalgia, and femininity.
rachel has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Vancouver Island University, where she was involved in the 2017 and 2018 issues of Portal Magazine, and graduated with distinction from Langara College’s 12-month Publishing Diploma, which annually produces Pacific Rim Magazine.
past shows
Sticky: A Post-it Note Art Show @ Burnout Cafe – Vancouver, BC – 2023
Sticky: A Post-it Note Art Show @ The Arts Factory – Vancouver, BC – 2019
published work
comic:
‘routine’ – what’s left? charity anthology by arledge comics 2021
art:
editorial illustrations – Pacific Rim Magazine 2019
frog wizard – Bad Wizards Club #2 zine, 2019
4 art pieces – Sad Girl Review issue 1, 2018
flow – Portal 2018
appeared in Draw A Bike zine, 2018
chase the moon – Portal 2017
writing:
recipes in family recipes zine by Alyssa Gianini, 2023
“tea party” in best show ever zine anthology by Alyssa Gianini, 2022
feature article: “The Road Home” – Pacific Rim Magazine 2019
article: “Sad is Beautiful” – Pacific Rim Magazine 2019
review: Don’t Tell Me What to Do by Dina Del Bucchia – portalmagazine.ca 2018
blog posts: “Fostering Creative Community” (20 March 2018), “Zine Scene: Canzine Vancouver” (18 November 2017), “Five Steps to a Portal Submission” (1 November 2016) – portalmagazine.ca
review: Do Not Saw We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thein – Portal 2017
poem: Surveillance – Portal 2016
poem: Texts I sent my Mum – (parenthetical) issue 5, 2015