ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rachel is an established independent artist specialising in fine art limited editions, particularly hand-painted linocuts, reduction linocuts and original engravings. Rachel also works in pastel, drawing and painting.
Born in Gloucestershire and brought up on the north Cornish coast in England, Rachel then lived and studied art in London before coming to live in Sydney permanently in 1982. Rachel has close family connections to Australia - one grandmother having been born here and the other grandmother moving to Sydney in the 1960’s. Rachel lived and worked on Sydney’s Northern Beaches for several decades, before moving to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland for two years. She now lives and works at Randwick in Sydney’s East.
Rachel’s first solo exhibition was held in 1992 at the long established Blaxland Gallery in Sydney’s CBD. Since then Rachel has held numerous solo exhibitions and was represented by Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney for 10 years.
Since 2007 Rachel has been an independent, self-represented artist, organising and holding solo exhibitions in different gallery spaces, most notably in the historic Palm House at the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden.
Rachel has also exhibited by invitation in public galleries such as The Sydney Mint, Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens Gallery, Noosa Regional Gallery, Manly Art Gallery and Museum and most recently, the Bayview Gallery at La Perouse Museum in Sydney’s East.
Rachel continues to maintain partnerships with galleries and institutions for exhibitions - both physical and online plus group shows and by invitation shows, such as ‘Botanica’ a biannual exhibition at the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden Gallery and an exhibition curated by the Art gallery of NSW at Manly Art Gallery & Museum called ‘Garden Variety.’
To view Rachel’s full C.V. including a bibliography, her exhibition history, inclusions in corporate and private art collections - scroll to the bottom of this page where you can also download her CV.
Rachel enjoys being out in nature, tending a balcony garden, swimming in the ocean and spending time with family, two cats and a musk lorikeet.
Rachel with a linoblock & carving tool, the linocut ‘Strelitzias’ in background.
Exhibitions
Images from some exhibitions including: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Noosa Regional Gallery, La Perouse Museum, The Sydney Mint Gallery and The Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
Palm House Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Palm House Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
La Perouse Museum Sydney
La Perouse Museum Sydney
Noosa Regional Gallery Queensland
Palm House Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Palm House Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
The Sydney Mint Gallery
The Palm House Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Noosa Regional Gallery Queensland
Noosa Regional Gallery Queensland
Exhibitions, Collections & Bibliography - Rachel’s CV
You can download Rachel’s CV here
INIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Bayview Gallery, La Perouse Museum, Sydney
2018 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2017 Noosa Regional Gallery
2017 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2016 MAAS Store, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
2015 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2014 Framed Gallery, Darwin
2013 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2012 The Mint, Historic Houses Trust, Sydney
2011 Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah
2011 Framed Gallery, Darwin
2010 Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney
2009 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2008 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2007 The Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Trust Sydney
2006 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2003 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2000 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1996 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1994 The Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1993 Cintra Gallery, Brisbane
1992 The Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 'Directors Choice', Art and Collectors Gallery, Melbourne. 4 Jan – 31 Jan 2026
2025–2026 'Garden Variety, works from the gallery collection & the Art Gallery of NSW', curated by the AGNSW. Manly Art Gallery & Museum. 5 Dec 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
2025 'Collectors Edition: Timeless Prints 2025', Art and Collectors Gallery, Melbourne. 14 Nov – 6 Dec 2025
2025 'Botanica, the Art Of Disguise and Deception', The Gardens Gallery, Foundation & Friends of the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. 5 – 21 April 2025
2020 'Cultivate', Foundation & Friends of the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden
2019 'Wildthing', Foundation & Friends of the Sydney Royal Botanic Garden
2019 'Art from the vault', Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney
2016 'For the Birds,' Framed Gallery, Darwin
2011 'Works from the gallery collection', Manly Art Gallery & Museum
2010 'Pressed ink, prints from the collection', Cairns Regional Gallery
2009 'In Paradise: Artists of the Northern Beaches', Manly Art Gallery & Museum
2007 The Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
2003 Maria Perides Gallery, Brisbane
2000 'Sculpture By The Sea,' part of the Seachange Olympic Arts Festival, Sydney
1998 'Annual Art Exhibition', The Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
1996 Waringah Art Exhibition, Sydney
1994 'Passages' 65th Anniversary Exhibition, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1993 'Coast to Coast', Myer Gallery, Perth
1991 'The Sydney Printmakers,' Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
ART COLLECTIONS
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Artbank Australia
Telstra
Cairns Regional Gallery
The Royal Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney
The City of Sydney
Australian War Memorial
The Queens Club, Sydney
News Corp Collection (formerly News Limited)
Corporate & private art collections in Australia, U.K., New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, China & Europe
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAHY
Die Gespenster Von Demmin', book by Verna Kessler, front cover art: 'Black Swan' pastel drawing, published by Hanser Berlin, 2020
'The Backyard Birdwatcher's Bible', chapter: 'Birds in Art', double page with three images & text, published in U.K. by HarperCollins, in the U.S.A. by Abrams, 2020
'The Sydney Morning Herald', shortlist critic's pick, image 'Magpie & Crucifix Orchid' and short piece by Sharne Wolff, 2018
'Sun Herald', S Section, 8 Days Sunday planner, short piece by Nicole Elphic, 19 Feb 2017
'House & Garden Magazine', image 'Waratah' and short piece, Feb 2017
'The Sun-Herald', 8 Days section, piece by Nicole Elphic, 6 Dec 2015
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Spectrum, The Planner, piece by Nicole Elphic and image 'Emu Portrait', 7–8 Dec 2013
'Insights', Magazine of the Historic Houses Trust, Autumn 2012, article by Judy Pittaway, images of the artist & 'Headland with Pandanus'
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Spectrum, article by Lynne Dwyer, 11–12 Feb 2012
'Daily Telegraph', image of the artist at the gallery, article by Elizabeth Fortescue, 1 Feb 2012
'Daily Telegraph', Tbreak section, by Elizabeth Fortescue, 14 June 2010
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Spectrum section, The Planner, by Lynne Dwyer on Rachel Newling Artist Talk at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 26 July 2010
'Daily Telegraph', Best Weekend section, by Xanthe Kleinig on Rachel Newling Open Studio, image 'Blue Waterlily', 3 July 2010
Art Guide Australia Magazine, short piece, July/August 2010 edition
Catalogue for 'In Paradise: Artists of the Northern Beaches', published by The Manly Art Gallery & Museum, curator Katherine Roberts
'The Sydney Morning Herald' Good Weekend Magazine, Upfront section, image 'Gymea Lily' and article by Deborah Cooke, 9 Feb 2008
'Daily Telegraph', Arts section, article by Elizabeth Fortescue and image 'Wisteria & Blue Wrens', 30 Jan 2008
'The Sun Herald', The S Section, The Diary, picture of the artist & article by William Petley, 27 Jan 2008
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Spectrum section, The Planner, image 'Gymea Lily' & piece by Arjun Ramachandran, 26 Jan 2008
'The Daily Telegraph', Weekend Planner, Exhibitions, image 'Blue Waterlily' and piece by Elizabeth Fortescue, 17 June 2006
The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Summer Guide, front cover image 'Sacred Lotus', Dec–Feb 2004
The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Spring Guide, front cover image 'Irises', Sept–Nov 2003
'The Sun Herald', Sunday Metro section, image 'Waratah' and article by Brett Thomas, 15 June 2003
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Metro section, 'The Week's Best Exhibitions', image 'Blue Waterlily' and article, 13–19 June 2003
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Weekend Metropolitan section, image 'Blue Waterlily' and article, 14–15 June 2003
'The Australian', Wealth section, Art Investor, article by Michael Reid, 11 June 2003
The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Winter Guide, front cover image 'Banksia Serrata' and article by Mark Small, June–Aug 2003
'Look' Magazine of the Art Gallery of NSW, image 'Pandanus Fruit', March 1998
'The Sydney Morning Herald', Northern Supplement, article by Judy Adamson, March 1998
'The Gardens', Magazine of The Friends of The Royal Botanic Gardens, front cover image 'Waterlilies' and article by Dorothy Robertson, Issue 36, Feb–Apr 1998
'The Sydney Review', front cover image 'Sunflowers Newport', Dec 1994
'Sydney News', image 'Bougainvilleas', 9–15 Nov 1994
'The Sydney Morning Herald' Good Weekend Magazine, image 'Satin Bower Bird', 19 Sept 1994
COMMISSIONS
Numerous private commissions for drawings and paintings — bird portraits, wildlife, native flora and pets.
Illustrations of native animals, insects and plants for Australian Geographic Magazine.
Tattoo design.
Album cover art for O MATO & Various Artists — rainforest sound explorations, Germany & worldwide, 2019.
A range of china, tea towel & serving platters for the Australian War Memorial store, and online, Australia wide.
