Rachel Varden lives and works in Tuam, Co. Galway on the west coast of Ireland. She studied at NCAD, Dublin and ATU, Galway. Through 2021-2022 she was part of the Creative Team for Creative Places Tuam. Her work has been shown in local, national and international group exhibitions at 126 Gallery, Galway, K-Fest Arts Festival Killorglin, Co. Kerry and The Irish College, Leuven, Belgium. She was a recipient of an Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award in 2021.