Raychael is a painter living and working along with her two dogs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her BFA at UT Dallas in 2003, and her MFA at UIC in Chicago in 2010. Raychael is currently Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of New Mexico, where she has taught since 2013. In addition to teaching all levels of painting and drawing, Raychael guides non-traditional plein air painting courses where students visit sites across the Southwest; such as Bandelier NM, Chaco Canyon NM, Big Bend NP, and others. She has taught workshops with East West Wilderness Project in Yosemite and Kings Canyon NP in California, and was an invited artist with the Guild of Adventure Painters. Selected solo exhibitions include Emma Gray HQ, Five Car Garage (Los Angeles, CA), Eugene Binder (Marfa, TX), My Pet Ram, (Santa Barbara, CA), Richard Levy Gallery (Albuquerque, NM), Art Palace (Houston, TX), among others. Stine’s work has been featured in New American Paintings Issues #132, #120 and #78, along with reviews and features in publications such as Hyperallergic, New City Chicago, Bad At Sports, Arts + Culture Texas, Glasstire, NY Arts Magazine, Artlies, Southwest Contemporary, The Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Albuquerque Journal, among others. Stine has received awards and residencies including 100 West Corsicana, Bemis, Jentel, and the Dallas Museum of Art DeGoyler Grant. Stine is a three time Joan Mitchell Foundation Award Nominee.