Rachel has a background in film and television production, having worked as a promo producer, editor, copywriter, and creative director before moving into animation in the early 2000s. Undertaking a Master of Animation at UTS (2009), Rachel’s graduate film, Apple of Iron (2008) saw significant international success, including official selection at festivals such as Annecy International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Animation Festival, and London International Animation Festival. Subsequently, Rachel’s professional work branched out into traditional and digital animation for screen, installation, and environmental projection. Some of her works have been included in curated retrospectives of abstract animation and Australian animation. Rachel is a member of art collective tranSTURM, which creates site-specific installations that combine animated projection, environmental lighting design, sound design, and sculptural elements. Through tranSTURM, Rachel has participated in a range of cultural festivals, installations, and exhibitions; including Sydney’s Vivid Festival in 2016 and 2019. Through tranSTURM, Rachel has collaborated with significant international artists, such as Australian choreographer Dean Walsh, and German animator Holger Deuter.

Rachel’s recent participation in the Marylka Project, led by Professor Kenji Kanno of Tokyo University of Science, involved a Visiting Professorship position, field research, and production work for the documentary Where but into the sea?. The Marylka Project documents Chihune Sugihara’s ‘visas of life’, which protected around six-thousand Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. The documentary has screened internationally.  Her current research focus is presented as a reflexive practice articulating intersections of abstract animation and orthodox screen language.