Rachel Hooper is a critic and scholar of contemporary art. Currently pursuing a doctorate in art history at Rice University, her research interests include censorship, trauma, and political resistance in twentieth and twenty-first century art. She is a participant in the 2012 Art Writing Workshop organized by the International Art Critics Association/USA Section (AICA/USA) and the Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program and a regular contributor to Glasstire and art ltd magazine. She was associate curator and Cynthia Woods Mitchell fellow at Blaffer Art Museum (2007-2011) and curatorial fellow at the Walker Art Center (2006-2007).
