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Rachel Breen

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McKnight visual artist fellow 2024-2026
Fulbright Fellow - India - 2022
MacDowell Fellow - 2021

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I’ve been busy in my studio…..sewing and reflecting on our relationship with water and with the workers who make our clothes. Our clothes protect us. Water is in dire need of protection. Workers deserve respect, safe working conditions and fair compensation. How is all of this connected? Come see “Blue Collar” at @silverwoodpark! Opens Oct.8th from 6-8 pm. taken in Silverwood Park by @rbbreen

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9 days ago

Decisions, decisions…….

#garmentsolidarity #whomadeyourclothes taken in 1330 Quincy Street Studios by @rbbreen

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Informed Source: Tending to Solidarity by Rachel Breen and Lauren Callis: “We understand solidarity as an acknowledgement that our freedom is bound to that of others. Fabric itself—an interwoven form—can be viewed as a symbol of this: sewing, embroidery, weaving and mending are practices of care and reciprocity. We are two artists and activists based in Minneapolis who are inspired to bring intention to our work with textiles for the good of the planet and to be in solidarity with people who make our clothing. Our work with textiles facilitates and supports the building of community networks and resilience.” @rbbreen + @curiositystudio_⁠
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From our Summer 2026 Surface Design Journal: Textiles for the End of the World! To get your copy follow our link in bio!⁠
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1) Rachel Breen, Banner for the Commons #4, 2024.⁠
2) Scotch Darning workshop with Lauren Callis, Curiosity Studio, 2026. ⁠
3) Lauren Callis, How can art ____, 2022. by @rbbreen

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On my studio wall……..water is life. Also vote for #PeggyFlanagan today!

#garmentsolidarity #whomadeyourclothes #watersolidarity taken in 1330 Quincy Street Studios by @rbbreen

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Exceedingly proud to be included in this powerful issue “Textiles for the End of the World” - edited by @plantism for @surface_design

The issue is all about why I work with textiles - resistance, resilience, politics, care, empathy, climate change and love. So many great artists working with such rigor and insight.

Check out the essay @lacallis and I wrote about textiles, solidarity, mending and collaborating in our community!

#garmentsolidarity taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @rbbreen

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Gallery Opening: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 5pm-8pm
Website: http://www.801washingtonlofts.org/art-at-801/

Mixed media art show featuring wood sculpture, paintings, and wall hangings and from mid-career artists Emmett Ramstad, Shana Kaplow, Dahn Gim, and Rachel Breen.

Come to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary wine, beverages and chocolate.

Opening night Music by Michelle Kinney on cello and Chris Cunningham on guitar

Exhibition dates: June 11th-Sept 20th, 2026

GALLERY DETAILS:
801 Gallery: 801 Washington Avenue North in the North Loop Neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN by @rbbreen

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4 months ago

Finished my extraordinary residency at @ucrossfoundation feeling grateful, replenished and ready.

Met the best people (you know who you are❤️) hiked in the best landscape, swam in the best stream and ate the best food. Really going to miss the view from my studio (second to last image) and bonus was meeting @edboklee a poet from my city whom I had never met and also a @mcknightfdn fellow!

Thank you @ucrossfoundation @mcknightfdn and @artistcommunitiesorg for supporting my work and for making this incredible experience possible! taken in Ucross Foundation by @rbbreen

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You know you want to see this new work up close! ☺️Join me tonight @mnmuseum for the opening of “What Holds and What Breaks” 6-8 pm, with my incredible McKnight cohort: @alisonhiltner @tinyocelot @rackleystudio @sophiachainyc @mignhad and in the words of the wise @alisonhiltner - I could not be in better company!!

Thanks so much to @melaniepankau and @hellokeishawilliams; @mcknightfdn and @mnmuseum for making this possible.

Reverberations, works on paper made from thread removed from used clothing, references what is left behind in communities where our clothes are made. by @rbbreen

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5 months ago

So looking forward to welcoming you to this exhibition opening!!! Sharing space with my brilliant McKnight cohort @alisonhiltner @sophiachainyc @mignhad @tinyocelot @rackleystudio at the @mnmuseum 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

What Holds and What Breaks May 7-June 7, 2026 — OPENING RECEPTION MAY 7th 6-8 pm!

Thanks to @hellokeishawilliams @melaniepankau and the @mcknightfdn for making this happen!❤️ taken in Minnesota Museum of American Art by @rbbreen

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Something new on the wall today, made from some old things. Repair = care and solidarity means we are bound to one another. Fight the power. #protestbanner #garmentsolidarity #textileinstallation #solidaritybanner #reusereducerecycle♻️ taken in 1330 Quincy Street Studios by @rbbreen

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Today is the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which killed 146 garment workers in New York City in 1911. Shroud honors their memory and the lives of the 1,134 garment workers who died in the Rana Plaza Factory Collapse 13 years ago. Garment workers have been exploited across time and across geographic borders. All workers deserve safe places to work today. The work for justice for garment workers continues today. From “The Labor We Wear” installed at @artsmia in 2020!

video credit: @msheykants by @rbbreen

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Looking forward to Saturday’s Mend-A-Thon!

Get your winter garments ready for storage and the summer garments ready for flaunting.

All donations will go to rent relief. We will mend for you (drop off or while-you-wait)
OR hang with others and mend your own! Tools and supplies provided. First come, first served, no zippers!

Drop off and hang out anytime between 10am-1pm. See you soon! by @rbbreen

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