I have developed a deeply intuitive process by which I am both photographer and female subject. I achieve a stark and elegant aesthetic by holding true to myself as both portrayer and capturer of my particular artistic vision.
I confront myself with truthful intimacy. My images are created in response to life’s urgent flux; to transitions that challenge my identity, sense of balance, and personal relationships. By portraying unease through anomalous body language and paradoxical settings, I interpret fragmented memories and emotional stages in a hauntingly seductive mise-en-scene.
A mysterious conundrum is implied as my idiosyncrasies of the physical and emotional are revealed and pondered, and through which I often confront and contradict obdurate notions of gender, age, and beauty.
Further, I depict intimacy by guarding my personal mystery while simultaneously expressing life’s poignant extremes and anguished longings. As an honest witness to self, I leave the observer with a voyeuristic and visceral narrative visually expressed....a raw observation of a heart pinned to a sleeve, covering worn skin, and fragile bone.


Devin Rachul gained knowledge and respect for multiple artistic disciplines and processes while acquiring an MFA in studio art from Louisiana Tech University. Observing collaborations among the contemporary art community inspired her to work with mixed media collage, painting, and photography as a means of discovering the most effective vehicle to her own creative process. Devin's work continues to remain cognizant of social commentary, thus seeking to acknowledge and express a female perspective regarding intimacy, surreal residue from adolescence and emotional urgency.
Devin allows her training as a studio painter to insightfully inform her photographic work. Her archival prints are made with fine art photo rag and bamboo papers, ranging in scale from approximately 20x30 inches to 30x40 inches.

Devin Rachul McClintic

Bossier City, Louisiana
[email protected]

www.DevinRachul.com

M.F.A. Studio Art, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
B.F.A. Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA


2013-2014
Critical Mass Juried Exhibition 3, Artspace, Critics Mention in Print, Shreveport, LA
Workshop and Lecture Meadows Museum, Photographer Keith Carter, Shreveport, LA
Residency Finalist SRAC, Artist Wayne White, Shreveport, LA
PhotoSpiva Annual Juried Exhibition, Joplin, MO
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA Contemporary Juried Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
Houston Center for Photography Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston, TX
Meadows Museum Of Art Annual Juried Exhibition, Shreveport, LA
Meadows Museum of Art, Cirque De Shreve Art Auction, Shreveport, LA
Gallery Fine Art Center, Group Photography Exhibition, Bossier City, LA
Masur Museum 50 Juried Competition, Monroe, LA
Critical Mass Juried Exhibition 2, Artspace, Critics mention in Print, Shreveport, LA
International House Hotel, Virtual Magdalena Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
Easley Studio and Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Minden, LA
ArtBreak, Shreveport Regional Art Center Instructor, Shreveport, LA

2011-2012
Bossier Arts Council Gallery Chair, Bossier City, LA
BonaFide2, Northwest Louisiana Juried Artist Roster Exhibition, Artspace, Shreveport, LA
Meadows Museum of Art Centenary College of Louisiana, Solo Exhibition and Lecture
9th Annual Forum 35 Art Melt Juried Show, Baton Rouge, LA Honorable Mention
Art Scene Today Juried Competition, Stranger In A Strange Land, Exhibition Catalogue
MFA Thesis Exhibition and Artists Talk, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Artists-At-Work Juried Exhibition and Artists Lecture, Meadows Museum of Art Centenary
College of Louisiana, Juror: Connie Bostic, Honorable Mention
LA Tech University Juried Student Show, Ruston, LA, Juror: Kelli Connell
Art Crawl, Upstairs Gallery, Monroe, LA
Behind the Mask Juried Exhibition, Bossier Arts Council, Bossier, LA
Awarded First Place and Juror's Choice
MFA 2nd Year Show, Enterprise Center Gallery, Ruston, LA
Art Scene Today Juried Competition, Inside Out, Exhibition Catalogue
The Nude Show, Bossier Arts Council, Bossier, LA
7th Annual Forum 35 Art Melt Juried Show, Baton Rouge, LA
ArtBreak, Shreveport Regional Art Center Instructor, Shreveport, LA

2009- 2010
Study Abroad Program LA Tech University, Paris, France
LA Tech University Juried Student Show, Ruston, LA
Art from the G.U.T. Best in Show Award, Enterprise Center Gallery, Ruston, LA
MFA 1st Year Show, Enterprise Center Gallery, Ruston, LA
Natchitoches Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Natchitoches, LA
BonaFide1, Northwest Louisiana Artists Roster Exhibition, Artspace, Shreveport, LA

Publications
Shreveport Times, Critical Review, Lauren Smart, April 2015
The Forum, Critical Review, Susan Larsen, March 2014
Pelican Bomb, Critical Review, Tori Bush, August 2014
The Shreveport Catalyst, "Artist Spotlight, Wanton Seduction, Human Disconnection and Sexually Charged Situations", Robert Trudeau, November 2012

Louisiana

http://DevinRachul.com

Louisiana Tech University, Master of Fine Arts

2012