Rain Fenek Bloodworth
B. 2000
London, ON, Canada
226-224-3795
Education
2018-2022 BFA, Honours Specialization in Studio Arts, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
2014-2018 OSSD, London South Collegiate Institute
Grants & Awards
2024 Deaf and Disability Arts Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2023 Exhibition Assistance for my body; my enemy, Ontario Arts Council
2023 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council, McIntosh Gallery, London, ON
2022 Future Desserts Award, Practicum class of 2022, University of Western Ontario
2022 Visual Arts Department Art History Book Award, University of Western Ontario
2022 Dean’s Honours List, University of Western Ontario
2021 Dean’s Honours List, University of Western Ontario
2019 Dean’s Honours List, University of Western Ontario
2018 School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities Entrance Scholarship, University of Western Ontario
2018-2021 Beryl Ivey Continuing Entrance Scholarship, University of Western Ontario
2018 Graduated Suma Cum Laude, London South Collegiate Institute
2018 Honours *in all courses*, London South Collegiate Institute
2016 OSSTF Student Achievement Award, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
Solo Exhibitions
2023 my body; my enemy, Satellite Project Space, London, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023-2024 Resilient Tattoo, Resilient Londoners Exhibition, Museum London, ON
2023 Members' Show and Sale, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
2023 Square Foot Show, Westland Gallery, London, ON
2023 Unity Project's Annual UPwithART Exhibition and Auction, Museum London, ON
2023 Brain Art Exhibit at the fifth annual Neuroscience Research Day (SONGS), Western University
2022 Future Perfect: Members' Show and Sale, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
2022 Sorority, curated by Kaede Kusano, Satellite Project Space, London, ON
2022 Vital Signs of the Non-Human Domain, Good Sport, Dundas Place, London, ON
2022 Holding Contradiction, Satellite Project Space, London, ON
2022 Art Comp, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON
2022 Uplifting Blackness Virtual Exhibit, https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/exhibit/uplifting-blackness/
2022 Ante Meridiem, ArtLab Gallery, London, ON
2022 Aeterna Glamour: Curated by VASA, Cohen Commons, London, ON
2022 20th Annual Juried Exhibition, ArtLab Gallery, London, ON
2021 Does Not Equate, Satellite Project Space, London, ON
2020 Everyone Here Has Something In Common, SA 2643, ArtLab Gallery, London, ON
2018 South Art and Comm Tech Night, London South Collegiate Institute, London, ON
Media & Publications
2023 Various works, We're All Queer Here Zine, Coin-Operated Press CIC, June 19th
2023 Pigeoncore, Subcultures Zine, Coin-Operated Press CIC, April 20th
2022 Various works, Ante Meridiem, UWO Collaborative Publication, March 24th
2022 at ease, Glamour, Aeterna, VASA at UWO, London, ON, April 1st
2022 Fritz, Identity, Semicolon, AHSC Publications UWO, London, ON, March 31st
2022 Like rabbits, Identity, Symposium, AHSC Publications UWO, London, ON, March 31st
2021 Soak, Stardust, Iconoclast Collective UWO, pg 2, London, ON, April 1st
2020 Alters, (Un)Heard, Iconoclast Collective UWO, pg 1, London, ON, November 26th*
2020 Afloat, Cryptic: Alt Mag Issue 2, Cold Strawberries Collective, pg 13, Hamilton, May 15th*
2020 Alter, Cryptic: Alt Mag Issue 2, Cold Strawberries Collective, pg 14, Hamilton, May 15th*
2019 Growing, Birth: Alt Mag Issue 1, Cold Strawberries Collective, pg 38, Hamilton, September 20th*
2019 Inner World, Cosmos, Symposium, AHSC Publications UWO, pg 10, London, ON, April 1st*
2019 Pansy, Volume 1, Prism: Western’s Queer Arts Magazine, pg 10, London, ON, March 19th*
2018 Two-Spirit, Hyphen, Iconoclast Collective UWO, pg 28, London, ON, November 23rd*
Commissions
2024 UPwithART tote bag design, Museum London and Unity Project
2022 Old East Village BIA Main Street Mural, K-Laba on Dundas Street, London, ON
2021 Live Chalk Drawings *2-hour performances*, London Arts Council, London, ON
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Stay Cool, August 12th
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Rainbow Retriever, August 10th
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Jackalope From Space, August 7th
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Invisible, July 15th
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Love Yourself, July 13th
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Mental Health Matters, July 6th
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Respect Turtle Island, July 1st
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Every Child Matters, June 29th
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We Never Stop Growing, June 24th
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Support Local Artists, June 2
2015 Private Commission for Faculty Member, London South Collegiate Institute, London, ON
*Published under the former name, Rayne Cauchi, or the aliases Rayne Rabbit, Runny Babbit, or Runny Arts.