EXHIBITIONS
Rachel van der Nacht, a French Creative Director and Visual Artist based in New York, is renowned for her Night Emperors series — giant hand-made illustrations vividly portraying New York's pulsating nightlife community, leading to a collaboration with JR.
Her versatile portfolio includes collaborations with fashion, luxury, and lifestyle icons like Adidas, Refinery29, Instagram, Uber, HBO, Equinox, Nike, Puma, Livy, the Roxy Hotel, and Konbini.
EMPOWERED FORMS
February 2024 - 547 W 27 St, New York
100 SUTTON Art Show & Holiday Party
December 8th 2023 - 100 Sutton St, Brooklyn
CREATORISM
April 2023 - 52 Walker St, New York
With Blondehouse and Creative Protocol
CREATORISM was a multi-day satellite event during NFT.NYC! An exciting fusion of talks, artists, NFTs, fashion shows, hackathons, investor pitches, music & beyond. Details + Tix
LA FEMME
March 2023 at Gallery 23 NY, 34 Little W 12th St
What:
Gallery 23 NY is a gallery for emerging artists nestled within the historic cobblestone streets of Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Green Card Material — my biggest painting so far, an eleven-foot bold piece exploring themes such as love, time, and social media, was showcased, as well as my Love Hangover and Kippa Corona pieces.
Thank you to Fleur du Mal for dressing me up that day.
THIS IS NY
April 18th 2022 at Gallery 23 NY, 34 Little W 12th St
Gallery 23 NY is a non-profit, multi-faceted gallery group. Nestled within the historic cobblestone streets of Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, it serves as an elite event space curating exclusive exhibitions. Steps away from The Whitney Museum, the creative energy of this neighborhood is palpable. Green Card Material — my biggest painting so far, an eleven-foot bold piece exploring themes such as love, time, and social media, was showcased.
SURFIN’ JESUS NFT LAUNCH
April 7th 2022 at Sagamore Hotel, 1671 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Caché Life is a Manhattan cultural programmer in music, art, and fashion. We partnered to create Surfin’ Jesus, the very first Jesus NFT. We created twenty NFTs versions of it, with different ethnicities and styles. The launch took place on April 7th at the gorgeous Sagamore South Beach Art Gallery, with Andrew Hut, Sam Hysell, and Gian-Paul on the decks from Caché Life Records. Our purpose with this project is to raise awareness in support of struggling and underserved communities. Funds collected from the NFT’s will proceed toward the Brooklyn Community Foundation.
NEW YORK WOMEN
March 8th to 29th 2022 at The Locker Room Gallery 138 Mulberry St, New York
I was selected by the Locker Room —named "Best Gallery in Brooklyn" by Time Out magazine in 2022—to be part of their Art Residency for the month of February, alongside ten other female artists (painters, filmmakers, musicians, poets, sculptors, fashion designers…). As part of the program, I was given a grant, as well as the opportunity to collaborate with incredible artists: I modeled for Amanda Mehl’s futuristic fashion show featured in Purple Fashion Magazine, I acted in Winnie Cheung’s movie and got my art in fantastic artsy pictures. Our work was showcased on the LES for the whole month of March during our "New York Women" exhibit that gathered hundreds of people and was sponsored by both Creatively and Bloc Collective.
THE NIGHT EMPERORS - BROOKLYN EDITION
January 18th at Ponyboy, 632 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn.
NIGHT EMPERORS is a series of illustrations about nightlife that I created. Ponyboy is one of the clubs represented and belongs to the Brooklyn edition. We celebrated the Night Emperors of Ponyboy with an exhibition of my original artworks as well as the giant collector artwork. Original pieces, prints, and merch were available for sale. The event gathered all the night owls, including the music band Duefunk that performed during that magnificent night.
Special Thanks to the whole crew of Ponyboy and to all my friends!
WE ALL LOVE LOVE - solo exhibition + AFTER-PARTY WITH ELI ESCOBAR
September 23rd at 100 Sutton St, Brooklyn.
WALL — We All Love Love, is an exploration and expression of the essence of love. Whether it is self-love, romantic love, or family love, LOVE is the most universal feeling that crosses all borders. It is an Art Exhibit + a After-Party, with the legendary and Night Emperor Eli Escobar on the decks. Featuring a lot of original artworks, including the Night Emperors project, the event also offers a wide selection of merch (the Punched Discoball jacket, tees, and more surprises). STELLAR THANK YOU to my sponsors and partners: Williamsburg Pizza, Ilegal Mezcal, Ponyboy, Fleur du Mal (who dressed me all night <3), Bloc Collective.
IN THE CLOUDS exhibition BY la casa arthouse
Brooklyn’s first NFT gallery exhibition.
From May 28th to 30th at 100 Sutton St, Brooklyn.
Two paintings (Kippa Corona + Love Hangover) + eight NFTs of my NIGHT EMPERORS series.
ART4EQUALITY X LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS EXHIBITION at the untitled space
Group exhibition and public series
From September 26th to Nov 3nd 2020 at the Untitled Space gallery in Tribeca.
Pieces showcased: One painting: We all love Love.
NIGHT EMPERORS INSIDE OUT ACTION
My art project NIGHT EMPERORS — a series of artworks about nightlife during COVID, became an INSIDE OUT ACTION, the global art project founded by JR.
Click here to see the full project.
On January 14th, 2021 on 254 E 2nd St in Manhattan.