Slick

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2022-02-15)

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RACHEL SLICK 
2437 N GOYETTE AVE• TUCSON AZ 
RAELSLICK@YAHOO.COM 
520 203 2225 
 
IMAGE LIST 
 
1 Railway Dream                                                                                                          
2012 Shaker Heights, OH 3’x4’ to 15’x4’ $80,000 
Multi-panel pieces ranging in size from cut and painted metal, lights. 
Multi-panel piece marking street level entries and east and west platforms for light rail 
station in Shaker Heights OH. 
 
2 Euterpe                                 
2007 Park City, UT 5’x4’x14’  $25,000 
Hammered aluminum, polished steel on 10’ post. 
Commissioned as a contemporary portrait of the muse of Lyrical Poetry to complete the 
Pantheon of Muses.  Sculpture is set at the front entry of Park City’s public 
transportation center. 
 
3 Inner Landscapes.                                                                                                  
2020 Tucson AZ 8’ x 90’ x 6’, $28,000,  
Powdercoated Aluminum, Sign materials, welded steel 
A project spanning three blocks centered on Rio Vista Elementary School, Hand 
sculpted wiggly posts and custom flags feature the interior workings of diverse minds. 
 
4 Swift Crossing 
2008 Mountainview, CA $47,000 
3’x2’x18’ (multiple posts placed over a 100’ area) 
Cut and painted metal mounted on 18’ posts. 
42 Swifts on traffic posts in honor of migrating bird populations intersecting busy 
recreational road in Silicone Valley Park. 
 
5  Westernalia,                                                                                                 
2021.Tucson International Airport, 9’x240’x12’ Budget $80,000.      ,                                                       
A large scale installation covering  the entire lower level of entrances.                                                    
Powdercoated metal. hand cast concrete

Biographies 
Rachel Slick contributes 22 years of diverse experience in public art. Her passion for 
design combined with a fascination for research and history combines two essentials for 
creating public art that is responsive to community and honors origins. Experience 
meeting with community enhances her ability to deal with public issues and concerns. A 
native of San Diego CA, Rachel has lived with her husband Timothy and their 3 sons in 
an adobe casita in Tucson AZ since 2004.  
Timothy Schirack has been married to Rachel for 18 years, and contributes his 
expertise as fabrication and installation manager. He was educated at Cleveland 
Institiute of Art.  
Their exterior and interior artworks are featured in the permanent collections of cities 
across the U.S., enhancing such locations as Park City Utah’s central transit station, 
Santa Clarita California’s Aquatic Center, Cleveland Ohio’s Rapid Transit Authority at 
Shaker Heights, Tucson International Airport, Helen Keeling Elementary and Rio Vista 
Elementary School, Scottsdale AZ Civic Center Library, and the North Poconos PA 
Public Library.

RESUME 
Slick/Schirack Team Public Art 
Tucson International Airport, “Westernalia”, in progress. Budget 80,000 
Scottsdale AZ Gallery@ the Library, Installation DEEP TIME 2018 $20,000 
Tucson AZ, Rio Vista School, Inner Landscapes, WIP, installation 2019 Budget $35,000 
Tucson AZ, PFFSU “The Three Sisters” 18’x8’ mural 2016 donation value $18,000 
Tucson AZ “Sagrada Corazon” 18’x65’ mural 2016 Budget $25,000 
N Poconos PA “Reading Oak” Fiberglass interior reading tree, 2014, Budget $30,000 
Pomona NY “Tree of Life, Tower of Strength” 2012 Budget $120,000 
Campbell CA, Stojanovich Family Park interpretive signs. 2012, Budget $25,000 
Tucson AZ, Lincoln Park Softball Fields, Ward 4, 2011, Budget $47,000 
San Timoteo CA Creek Restoration Interpretive Signs for the EPA, 2011, Budget 38,000 
Cleveland OH Rapid Transit, Shaker Heights, 2016. Budget $95,000                      
LaJolla CA, Water Dance, 2014 Private Comission sale price $25,000 
Santa Clarita CA, “Into the Blue” 2010 Budget $48,000 
Keeling Neighborhood Association Tucson AZ “Tucson Totems” 2009 Budget $28,000 
Palm Desert CA El Paseo Invitational “Inner Selves” 2008-2010 Sale Price $12,500 
City of Mountainview CA “Swift Crossing” 2008 Budget $47,000 
Durango CO Public Library “The Reading Tree” 2008 Budget $17,500 
Park City UT “Euterpe, Pantheon of Muses” 2007 Budget $20,000 
Port of San Diego CA Urban Trees 4 “Coastal Species Shuffle” 2007 Price $8,000 
City of Troy Ohio “Art Takes Flight” 2006 Budget $6,000 
RACHEL SLICK                                                                                                         
Education 
1990-1992 San Diego City College, Sculpture Dept., San Diego CA 
1993 -1996 Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts MFA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Awards and Honors 
*Featured Artist AZ Illustrated, Arizona Public Media 2017 
*DeGrazia Foundation Residency program, Tucson AZ 2016 
*Featured artist, Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, 2016 
*Salmagundi Club, NYC Grant 2014 
*Tucson AZ Individual Artist Grant, 2012 
*Robert Rauschenberg’s Change Inc. Grant 2010 
*Juried registry member, El Museo del Barrio, NY NY 
*Juried registry member, Tucson Pima Arts Council Tucson AZ 
*Featured artist on PBS ARTS TV program 2004 (episode1321)

Selected Exhibitions 
Tucson Museum of Art Biennial 2020 
Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 2014-Present. Continuous representation. 
De Grazia Gallery in the Sun, Tucson AZ, Solo Show, Little Gallery Nov-Dec 2016 
Senita Gallery, Loteria, Tucson AZ October 2016 
Joshua Tree National Park Historic Gallery, Mojave, September, 2016 
Chick Magnet, Tucson AZ June 2016 
Chimaya Gallery, Los Angeles CA Nov-Dec 2015 
Jeanine Taylor Gallery, Sanford FL Oct-Dec 2015 
Santisima Gallery, Albuquerque NM Feb 2016-Present. Continuous representation 
Liza Williams Gallery, Santa Fe NM June 2015-2017. 
Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 2014-Present. Continuous representation. 
Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Centennial Exhibition, Casas Adobes AZ 2013 
Indianapolis Art Museum, Indianapolis IN Dec 2009 
Anon Y Mas Gallery, Santa Fe NM 2003 
 
TIMOTHY SCHIRACK 
Education 
1990 -1995 Cleveland Institute of Art BFA, Cleveland OH 
Awards and Honors 
*Tucson AZ Individual Artist Grant, 2012 
*Juried registry member, Tucson Pima Arts Council Tucson AZ 
*Upper Arlington Arts Festival, 1st Place Award 2009 
*Scholarship Cleveland Institute of Art 1990-1995 
*Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Award, 1st Place Award 1990 
Selected Gallery Exhibitions 
Tohono Chul Park, Welcome Gallery Solo Show, Oct. –Nov. 2017 
Garden Café, Solo Show Tucson AZ March- April 2017 
Tohono Chul Park, 10 x 10 Art Show, Tucson AZ October-December, 2016 
Senita Gallery, Loteria Show, Tucson AZ 2016 
Art House Centro, Tucson AZ 2016- Present Continuous Representation 
Tohono Chul Park, Dia de los Muertos,Tucson AZ August 2015

Letter of Interest                                                                                         
As a public art sculptor, I am passionate about investing my time, talent and ideas in 
settings that contribute to a positive sense of community. Building community includes 
honoring public servants like Mark David “Bo” Boulanger who have made the ultimate 
sacrifice.  
As the lead artist/designer in a team of two, I have been designing, fabricating and 
installing public art across the nation since 1999. My partner Timothy Schirack 
contributes to the team effort as lead fabrication and installation manager.  
Inspirations we will draw from for this project are based on factual research welcoming 
the opportunity to learn more about Mark Boulanger as a person, as well as celebrating 
the key values of firefighting.  
  
As well as having sensitivity for site and good design, we must also know how creative 
concepts translate to a physical work of art with durability safety and code compliance.  
 
We have created artwork at East and Westbound platforms for Cleveland Ohio’s Rapid 
Transit Authority, Park City Utah’s central transit station, Park entry art in Mountainview 
CA, Crosswalk art for Keeling elementary School in Tucson, and a Safe Routes to 
School project also in Tucson AZ. We recently completed a large scale artwork for 
Tucson International Airport. Recent budgets range from $15,000 to $100,000. We are 
proud to say that in every instance, we have completed our commissions on time and 
within budget.  
 
I look forward to sharing my ideas to honor Mark Boulanger and the important work all 
fire departments provide.                                                                                      
Sincerely 
Rachel Slick