Rachel Crawshaw is a Mixed Media artist and illustrator. She has a BA Hons Degree in Art History from Lancaster University and has been living and creating art in Lancashire since 2007.

She was awarded 2nd prize at the first Paint Garstang event last year and received a highly commended award at Painting Padiham the same year.

As a Blackburn Artists’ Society member and an independent artist, she has exhibited in various locations across Lancashire.  

Last year she became the official book illustrator for Lancashire Stories project in conjunction with Lancashire Library Services and the arts council England. 12,000 copies of this illustrated Anthology of short stories have been published and distributed around Lancashire since November 2022 for free.

Rachel’s exhibition will run from Tuesday 6th June to Thursday 29th July.