BIOGRAPHY

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Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith is a muralist, curator, and creative director based in Oakland, California. Adopted and of Nigerian, Jewish, and European heritage, her work reflects a multicultural perspective, exploring the complexities of identity, history, and collective experience. Her artistic growth is fueled by mentorship, specialized study, travel, and deep collaboration with other artists.

She is the founder of Wolfe Pack Studios, where she creates large-scale murals inspired by Afro-futurism, liberation, and abstract surrealism and Wolfe Pack Studios, an event curation collective in downtown Oakland. Her work is rooted in storytelling and aims to empower communities by amplifying voices and histories that are often overlooked. Through exhibitions and public art, she fosters spaces where people can engage with art in meaningful, immersive ways.

Rachel also serves as the Creative Director at the Bay Area Mural Program (BAMP), where she leads community-driven mural projects and teaches art to youth and adults. Her work emphasizes the power of public art to build connections, inspire change, and honor cultural legacies. In 2020, she was awarded the Neighborhood Empowerment Network Award for designing BAMP’s Spirit of the Fillmore mural. Her Women of the Black Panther Party mural in West Oakland was granted Historical Monument status, and she created the album artwork for Grammy Award-winning artist Fantastic Negrito.