Rachel Handlin was born in New York City, grew up in Manhattan Beach, California, and now calls Hawai‘i home. She is a 2015 alumna of St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu, and, in 2020, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography and Media from the prestigious California Institute of the Arts. Rachel is a multi-modal artist who works in large-format film and digital photography, screenprinting and lithography, and ceramics. She is a keen observer of the world and its people, whose unique perspective reveals dimensions, beauties, and truths others may miss. Rachel is a loyal friend, a lover of films, and a joyful dancer. Although she adores Paris, she currently divides her time between Kailua, Hawai‘i and southern California.