Rachel Kanter grew up in Syracuse, NY surrounded by women who were always making things: knitting a sweater, sewing a quilt, beading, weaving.  She followed in their path and now works in fiber, quilting and embroidery.  Rachel holds a BFA in ceramics from Syracuse University and a MFA in ceramics from Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts.

Rachel has shown her work at The Jewish Museum in NYC, the Jerusalem Biennale, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, the Jewish Theological Seminary in NYC, Hebrew Union College in NYC, Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, CT, Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, OH and Temple Emanu-El in NYC. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Jewish Museum in NYC and the Jewish Museum Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany.

Rachel’s work has most recently been featured in the Ravsak magazine, Hyidion. She has also been published in the book 500 Judaica as well as American Craft Magazine, Lilith Magazine, Hadassah Magazine, Zeek, The Reform Jewish Quarterly and various blogs and newspapers.  Rachel lives in New Jersey with her husband Andy and their three children, Siona, Pacey and Avital.