1990年出生于美国西雅图，目前在洛杉矶生活和工作。
夏普对明暗对比的运用让人联想到卡拉瓦乔和戈雅的作品，但她的灵感大多来自于她所阅读的文学作品，包括她的个人经历也影响着创作。
瑞秋·夏普的作品在美与死亡之间徘徊，就像触动人心的死亡纪念碑，注视着人或动物的肉体。作品中的对象总是脆弱的，随时都会枯萎，但却被放大并呈现在人们面前。在这些静物中，人们依然可以感受到夏普所钟爱的巴洛克风格隐藏其中，并在浪漫的氛围当中感受到她描绘的谨慎，以及对简洁画面的执着。
瑞秋·夏普还采用了一种超写实的构图方式，关注作品传递出的情感。传统上这些主题常与暴力关联，而夏普则选择邀请人们进行平静，平和的沉思、静默 ...
她的作品在洛杉矶的德波尔画廊 (de boer) 举办个展 " 表皮礼服 "，并在 2023 年参加了洛杉矶 Rusha & Co. 画廊举办的 " 帽子戏法 " 等群展。她的作品也在欧洲被私人收藏。
Born in 1990 in Seattle, United States. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
Sharpe’s use of chiaroscuro is reminiscent of the work of Caravaggio and Goya, but finds influence in the literature she reads, especially in her personal experiences.
Balancing on the border between beauty and death, Rachel Sharpe's art develops like a sensual memento mori, turned towards flesh, whether human or animal. The subjects are always fragile, ready to wither, but nevertheless magnified and brought to light. A touch of Sharpe's beloved Baroque can be felt as much as a preoccupation with simplicity and humility in the act of painting a still life, albeit a romantic one.
Rachel Sharpe also adopts a hyper-realistic compositional approach, concerned with the feeling that emanates from her works. Instead of confronting us with the violence we traditionally associate with these subjects, Sharpe invites us to a quiet, calm contemplation: hushed...
Her work was the focus of the solo exhibition ‘Epidermal Dress’ at de boer gallery (Los Angeles, 2023). She has also participated in group shows such as ‘Hat Trick’ at Rusha & Co., (Los Angeles, 2023). Rachel Sharpe’s work is part of important European private collections.
