Rachel Snowdon, ALMANACK: a re-arranging of the year.
n her first solo exhibition, ‘ALMANACK’ brings together a collection of original monotypes by British artist-printmaker, Rachel Snowdon.
With a long history founded in early modern forms of printmaking, illustration, and advertising, the almanac(k) is traditionally a vast anthology of often generic prognostications and helpful predictions for the year ahead.
In ALMANACK, this concept is subverted and hyper-focused; Racheal’s images become a self-conscious attempt to tamper with the storyline of a centuries-old calendric tradition, and allow boundaries between the known and unknown, and authenticity and unreliability, to be smudged.
ALMANACK’s painterly monotypes offer glimpses into a ‘re-arranging of the year’ via the seasonal, recurrent narratives of half-remembered stories; confused landscapes; folk tales or songs; strange proverbs; and uncanny encounters from a nostalgic era that can’t quite be placed - but somehow we’ve all been there before.
Join us to celebrate the opening of this new exhibition on Thursday 8th October, 6-8pm
About Rachel Snowdon
Rachel Snowdon is a London-born artist, printmaker, and writer based in Devon since 2009. She holds Master’s degrees from Central Saint Martins and Exeter University. She has exhibited internationally, including at TATE Modern, Blitz Gallery Malta, and Heart of the Tribe Gallery, and her writing appears in Prototype 1. Primarily known for intricate linocuts, her practice has expanded into expressive monotypes inspired by personal photographs, text, and vintage ephemera. Rooted in social and natural history, her prints combine decorative charm with esoteric, tragicomic narratives evoking folk art and artefacts.
