Rachel WQlfe Artist
Endear Portraiture.
ABOUT RACHEL WOLFE
My Artistic Journey.
Rachel Wolfe is an emerging artist and pet portrait specialist based in Hobart, Tasmania. Through Endear Portraiture, she creates bespoke, hand-painted portraits that honour the deep bonds between people and their animals. Her work is careful, intimate and detail-driven, with a focus on capturing personality, expression and the quiet moments of connection that give each relationship its own story.
Alongside Endear Portraiture, Rachel is completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) at the University of Tasmania. Her broader fine arts practice centres on painting and drawing, using figurative subjects and layered symbolism to explore history, memory, identity and trauma: an approach that naturally informs the sensitivity and depth she brings to her commissioned portraits. She previously studied at TAFE Cairns, Queensland, gaining a Certificate III and Diploma of Visual Arts, and in 2021 undertook intensive oil portrait training with acclaimed Australian figurative artist Elizabeth Barden through a RADF Professional Development Grant. Her work has been recognised in group exhibitions and awards, including winning the 2025 Poochibald Art Prize, and is held in private collections in Australia and overseas.
Before dedicating herself to art full-time, Rachel worked for many years as a solicitor and Police Prosecutor. These experiences have shaped her deep respect for people’s stories and the care she brings to every commission. Whether created as a gift, a celebration or a remembrance, each Endear Portraiture artwork is made to be a meaningful work of art that will be cherished for years to come.
RACHEL WOLFE
Fine Arts.
Rachel Wolfe is an emerging fine artist studying Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Tasmania.
ARTIST CV
Rachel Wolfe.
EDUCATION
2022 - present Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) (Visual Arts), University of Tasmania, Hobart
2020 Diploma in Visual Arts, TAFE Qld, Cairns
2019 Certificate III in Visual Arts, TAFE Qld, Cairns
2015 Company Director Course, Austn Institute of Company Directors, Brisbane
2015 Certificate Project Design Essentials, Tafe NSW, Sydney
2013 Foundations of Directorship, Austn Institute of Company Directors, Brisbane
1995 Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Poochibald, Rosny Farm, Hobart
2025 Creative Lab, Hedberg, Hobart
2022 Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2022 Cairns Art Society 74th Annual Art Awards, Cairns Art Gallery
2021 Rock It, The Kite Gallery, Cairns
2021 Art Show International 3rd 'Animal', online exhibition
2021 Cocoloco Electro, Laneway, Cairns
2021 Australian Watercolour Muster, Gallery 247, online exhibition
2021 Grown-Nostalgia, Artview Gallery, Cairns (funded by Regional Arts Development Fund https://www.arts.qld.gov.au)
2021 InkMasters International Print Exhibition, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2021 Art Show International 2nd 'Animal', online exhibition
2021 Float, Laneway, Cairns
2021 Pressing, Vivo Gallery, Palm Cove
2020 Open Doors, Banggu Manjaany Art Gallery, Cairns
2020 Pop-up Heads, Banggu Manjaany Art Gallery, Cairns
2020 Five Feet Apart, Banggu Manjaany Art Gallery, Cairns
2020 International Women’s Day, Banggu Manjaany Art Gallery, Cairns
2019 Extract ’19, Banggu Manjaany Art Gallery, Cairns
2018 Rusty’s Botanical, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
AWARDS
2025 Winner, Poochibald Art Prize 2025
2022 Finalist Best Watercolour Painting, Cairns Art Society 74th Annual Art Awards
2022 Finalist Best Mixed Media Artwork, Cairns Art Society 74th Annual Art Awards
2021 Talent Award, Art Show International Juried 3rd 'Animal' Awards
2021 Shortlisted, Whitewall Art Prize 'Into the Light'
2021 Finalist, Australian Watercolour Muster
2021 Talent Award, Art Show International Juried 2nd 'Animal' Awards
2021 Regional Finalist, Qld Training Awards 2021 (Tropical North Qld Equity VET Student of the Year)
2021 Finalist, InkMasters International Print Exhibition
2021 Nominated, Qld Training Awards 2021 (Equity VET Student of the Year)
GRANTS
2021-22 RADF Individual Professional Development Grant
2021 RADF Small Arts Grant
2020 Flying Arts Alliance Inc Bursary
COLLECTIONS
Private Collections nationally (Qld, NSW, Vic & Tas)
Private Collections internationally (Germany & San Francisco, USA)
“To love an animal is to open your soul to a connection that is pure, timeless & unconditional”
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