I Can’t Breathe Without You (2016)

Born in Easington, County Durham, Rachel Howard graduated from Goldsmiths in 1991. She was once employed as an assistant for Damien Hirst, working on his early spot paintings. Hirst described her as “the best person who has ever painted spots”. Since which time Howard has emerged as one of the finest abstract painters of her generation.

Howard’s work can be found in a variety of public and private collections, amongst others: Ackland Art Museum, North Carolina; Museum van Loon, Amsterdam; Tate Archive, London; David Roberts Foundation, London; Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas; Olbricht Collection, Berlin; Pallant House, Chichester; Pio Monte Della Misericordia, Naples; The WareHouse, Wieland Collection, Atlanta and the Murderme and Hiscox collections, London.