About

Rachel Yumi Chung is an artist and illustrator based in Virginia. She graduated from Christopher Newport University with a BA in Studio Art. Rachel paints from the perspective of a world full of whimsy and joy. She desires to use her work to celebrate the beauty that life has to offer. She works mainly in the medium of gouache and watercolors. Her work is deeply informed by her faith, Korean heritage and wonder for life. She invites the viewer to step into the beauty of what she sees: a life that is abundant. Recently she has worked with the Darling Magazine publication where she designed a puzzle for their “Better Together” collection. Currently she is working on illustrating a children’s book and running her online shop via yumiincolor.

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Rachel Y. Chung

Education

2018 - Bachelor of Fine Art, Christopher Newport University

Exhibitions

2018 - Genesis: CNU Senior Student Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center

2018 - Senior Thesis Exhibition, Ferguson Center of the Arts, Christopher Newport University 

2017 - Formations, Christopher Newport University 

2016 - Genesis: College Student Juried Exhibition, Peninsula of Fine Arts Center, Newport News VA

Awards, Grants, Fellowships

2018 - 3rd Place / Genesis: CNU Senior Student Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center

2016-2018 - Alexick/Fetcher Art Endowed Scholarship, Christopher Newport University

2018 - Christopher Newport University Honors Program Summer Research Stipend

Client Work

2023 - National Farm to School Network poster, sticker, coloring page and bookmark design for National Farm to School Month event

2021 - J Flowers (flower shop) logo and merchandise design

2020 - Darling Magazine “Better Together” puzzle design

2020 - NAOMI (New American Outreach Ministry)

2020 - Color Wheel Coffee designed a signage board for outdoor events

Publications

2020 - Darling Magazine “Letters to My Younger Self: The 23-Year-Old Who Lost Herself to Find Herself”

2020 - Darling Magazine “The Connection Between Climate Change and Gender Bias”

2020 - Darling Magazine “How to Become Women who Celebrate Other Women”

2020 - Darling Magazine “Tips for Growing an At-Home Garden for the First Time”

2019 - Living Waters and Vibrant Watercolors, The Captain’s Log CNU

2018 - Meet the Artisans of CNU: Rachel Chung, HerCampus CNU

Galleries

2020 - Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, VA