Rachel Dawson is an artist and teacher. She grew up in Southern California, but has spent the last decade in the San Francisco area. Her BFA was received from the University of San Francisco and California College of Arts and Crafts joint-degree program. She has exhibited primarily along the west coast. She enjoys teaching art to children of all ages. Currently, she is in her last semester of graduate school at California College of the Arts. In May 2011 she will graduate with a Masters of Fine Art.