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Displayed in a contemporary style, Rachel Ando finds many things for inspiration for her art which is heavily influenced by Japanese and Judaic cultures.
Ando is originally from Tokyo Japan, and graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA in 2006. She earned her B.F.A. At Tufts University, Boston MA in 2007. She is currently exploring the meaning of human belief and religion through her art as part of the "Reflection of Light" project. This was a special project to create a unique sanctuary in the chapel at the Harvard Divinity School in Boston, MA. The sanctuary was designed with input from many people and artists with different ethnicities, spiritual backgrounds and religions.
She has collaborated with many artists such as Cindy Blackman, from the rock band, Lenny Kravitz Band, and the Israeli artist Kobi Arad. She received the Elie Wiesel Award for Jewish Arts and Culture for her participation in "The Journey of the Seeker" in 2004.
Other group shows include the Visual Acoustic Improvisation at The Zeitgeist Gallery, Boston; The Infusion at The Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles; A Lens Towards Peace at The Concourse Gallery and The Tufts Aidekman Art Centre, Boston; The Noise and Crisp at The Studio, New York; Fashion in Art + Art in Fashion at SG Store, Provincetown; and several at the Bag Gallery, S.M.F.A. Boston. She has also been acknowledged and supported by jazz drummer and Grammy nominee Jack De Johnette.