Art + Design
Printmaking, drawing, digital media, illustration, visual communication and creative practice.
Artist, designer, educator and visual researcher.
Rach Winter is an artist, designer, educator and visual researcher based in Timaru, South Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Her practice brings together creative production, community engagement, visual art, graphic design, teaching and practice-led research. Across these areas, Rach is interested in how people, processes, technologies and ideas connect through - and form meaningful creative practice.
Her work spans digital and analog media, including printmaking, drawing, illustration, Adobe workflows, curriculum development, workshop facilitation, community arts education, visual culture and cross-disciplinary enquiry.
Education
Tertiary teaching, adult learning, community education, workshops and learner support.
Research
Practice-led enquiry, visual culture, belonging, identity and creative process.
PD + Delivery
Professional development, facilitation, curriculum support and creative capability-building.
Teaching + education.
Rach has experience supporting learners through tertiary education, community education and creative workshop environments, working with learners across a wide range of ages, abilities and creative confidence levels.
Her teaching work includes programme delivery, curriculum development, assessment design, portfolio support, digital media, art and design practice, adult learning and creative confidence-building.
Her approach is practical, inclusive and process-led, with a strong interest in helping learners develop both technical skills and a sense of belonging.
Creative confidence grows through participation.
Qualifications
Master of Arts (Visual Art) with Distinction. Bachelor of Media Arts with First Class Honours. Bachelor of Visual Arts with Distinction.
Applied Practice
Diplomas in Arts & Media and Computer Graphic Design with Industry experience in Print, Web and Media design.
Experience
Fine Art and Digital Media teaching, creative programme development, portfolio assessment and creative technology.
Community
Community art workshops, creative confidence-building,professional practice and educator support.
Research + writing.
Practice-led enquiry sits at the centre of Rach's work. Research is not separate from making; it is explored through material testing, writing, teaching, reflection, visual production and community-based creative projects.
Her research interests include creative practice, visual culture, identity, belonging, education, community engagement, regional creative access and cross-disciplinary approaches to making.
Making, teaching, writing and reflection are connected parts of the same creative practice.
Printmaking
Relief print, drypoint, screenprinting, cyanotype and experimental print processes.
Drawing
Graphite, charcoal, illustration, visual thinking and image-based enquiry.
Digital Media
Adobe workflows, digital illustration, layout, visual communication and design.
Writing
Practice-led research, reflective writing, visual culture and creative process.
Work with Rach.
Enquire about teaching, workshops, professional development, community arts, design support, research-informed creative projects or collaboration.
CV, teaching portfolio and research profile documents can be provided by request.
People learn most effectively when they feel safe enough to experiment, curious enough to explore and supported enough to take creative risks.