Rachel Emily Taylor makes works that involve mis- or under-represented people from history, with a particular interest in how the past can be reconstructed, which she explores through residencies and collaborations with museums and archives.

In 2018, she completed a practice-based PhD, titled Heritage as Process, which was fully-funded by the AHRC. The project explored how art and illustrative practice might communicate the historical person’s voice and analysed the representation of the individual or ‘character’ in museums. This research led to the publication of her book, Illustration and Heritage, in 2024.

Rachel worked alongside Leah Fusco to establish Remote Sensing, an open access resource designed to share knowledge, approaches, and challenges in place-based fieldwork, with a focus on collections, sites, and communities.

Rachel is the Course Leader of BA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Illustration, and on the Management Committee of Illustration Educators.

You can view her exhibitions, publications, and previous affiliations on her curriculum vitae and further practice on her project list.