Rachel Berman

Rachel Berman (raised as Susan King; 1946-May 28, 2014) was an American-born Canadian painter and children's book illustrator, who lived and worked in Canada, the United States, and Ireland.

Her paintings have been likened to the poems of Leonard Cohen, the plays of Harold Pinter, and "a season's worth of Masterpiece Theatre episodes." The mysterious figures and hidden stories glimpsed in her paintings are a reflection of the mysteries Berman has unravelled in her own life. Once known as Susan King, she discovered her original birth name, birth date, and the names of her biological parents when she was 52. This experience led her to reclaim her long-lost name.

Berman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and lived in Victoria, British Columbia.

Exhibitions
Berman exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally and was represented by Ingram Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.

International Art Fairs


 * 2009	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2008	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2007	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2006	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2005	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2004	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2003	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2002	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON
 * 2001	 Toronto International Art Fair, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON

Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions
 * 2009	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Bradley McGogg, The Very Fine Frog"
 * 2008	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Hourglass"
 * 2006	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "In a Station in a Metro"
 * 2005	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Or There or Elsewhere"
 * 2003	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "An Optimism Under Heaven"
 * 2001	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Travelling"


 * 2010   Ingram Gallery, Toronto, "Owles | Sniderhan | Berman"
 * 2009	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Summer Series"
 * 2009	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Works on Paper"
 * 2005	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Toy Box"
 * 2004	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Stumble Home - with Jon Claytor"
 * 2004	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Greyscale"
 * 2004	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Life of the Party"
 * 2003	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "The Water Project - 67% Bodies of Water"
 * 2002	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Outside In"
 * 2002	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Figure Out"
 * 2001 	 Ingram Gallery, Toronto, ON, "Cinematic Situation"
 * 2000	 Ingram Fine Art, Toronto, ON, "Artists for the New Millennium"

Children's books
Rachel Berman is the illustrator of the following books:
 * Pigmalion, written by Glenda Leznoff and published by Crocodile Books (December 2001)
 * Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog, written by Tim Beiser and published by Tundra Books (March 2009)
 * Miss Mousie's Blind Date, written by Tim Beiser and published by Tundra Books (October 2012)

In 2009, and again in 2013, Rachel was nominated for the Governor General's award for English Language Children's Literature-Illustration.