Using UV-reactive paint on secondhand materials, self-taught artist Rae Hofstedt (b. 1995, Glendale, CA) creates spiritually sardonic cartoons of worms arguing with God and Its one-eyed servants. These small acrylic paintings reveal vibrant details when exposed to black light, depicting Rae’s propensity for squirming away from the peace that she pursues. Based in the Portland metropolitan area, OR.

Solo Exhibitions:

2024 Hard Feelings at GJ Studios Burbank, Burbank CA

2021 Rae Hofstedt at Swatches Studio, Lancaster CA

Group Exhibitions:

2026 WORDS at PDX Art Collective, Portland OR

2025 The Tarot Show at Splendorporium, Portland OR

2025 Haunted Hues at Radius Art Studio, Portland OR

2024 Glow Show at Antelope Valley Community Art Gallery, Palmdale CA

2021 Art in the Dark at Art Department LLC, Salem OR

Public Art, Residencies and Publications:

2026 WORDS Zine, Portland Art Collective, Portland OR

2024 Life is not All Sunshine and Rainbows, 13 X 8’ mural at Pearblossom Community Center, Pearblossom CA

October 2020 - April 2021 Artist in Residence, Swatches Studio, Lancaster CA

Selected Collections:

Pearblossom Community Center Gallery, Pearblossom CA

The Modern Tea Room, Lancaster CA

Rae Hofstedt’s work is in dozens of private collections across the United States and Canada.