Catalyst Arts are delighted to announce one of the successful candidates from our prevous call-out (2019) is Rachel Botha! We welcome Rachel to Directorship and look forward to having her on the board!

Rachel Botha is a researcher, project manager, arts administrator and writer. She is currently between Belfast and Dublin, but originally from Kilkenny. Rachel has a BA in History of Art from Trinity College Dublin and a MA in Visual Culture & Critical Studies from DIT.
Her practice investigates how people perceive their social framework, often working with and in response to individuals and communities, generating work through collaboration, collective action and ‘Do It Together’ strategies. Her outcomes are often project dependent, including: story collecting, live performances, outreach programming and creative facilitation. She was the recipient of Artlink's Emerging Artist Award Bursary (2017), and the Moth Residency Award from Kilkenny Arts Office (2018). She has written for the Visual Artists’ News Sheet, CIRCA Art Magazine and District Magazine.

She has previously worked in arts organisations such as Poetry Ireland and Fire Station Artists' Studios, as well as abroad at the Venice Biennale (2019) and Galería Alarcón Criado, Seville (2018).