Rachell Sumpter

{{short description|American illustrator and artist}}

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| nationality = American

| alma_mater = ArtCenter College of Design

| spouse = Jacob Magraw

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| awards = American Illustration
Communication Arts
Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Silver Medal
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Rachell Sumpter (born November 18, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) is an internationally recognized illustrator and artist working in Seattle, Washington. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design, Sumpter's exhibitions have included solo exhibitions at the Richard Heller Gallery (Los Angeles),{{cite web|title=Rachell Sumpter: Molten Kin|url=http://www.richardhellergallery.com/dynamic/exhibit.asp?ExhibitID=71|author=Richard Heller Gallery|date=2009-02-21}}{{cite web | url=http://www.richardhellergallery.com/dynamic/exhibit.asp?ExhibitID=47 | title=Rachell Sumpter | date=2007-04-07 | author=Richard Heller Gallery}} Hosfelt Gallery (New York City){{cite web|last=Rudick|first=Nicole|title=Rachell Sumpter|url=http://artforum.com/picks/id=28628&view=print|publisher=Artforum}} Foley Gallery{{Cite web|url=http://www.foleygallery.com/shows/upcoming|title=Shows - Foley Gallery|website=www.foleygallery.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-27}} and Motel (Portland). Her work has also been showcased in group exhibitions at Jack Hanley Gallery (San Francisco), the Orange County Museum of Art and LACMA, among others. She used to work at a university in Seattle.

In addition to her exhibition work, Sumpter also maintains a commercial illustration practice. Her ongoing work with Dave Eggers and McSweeney's can be seen in the cover art for Zeitoun{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/movies/30arts-ANIMATEDFILM_BRF.html | title=Animated Film Planned of Katrina Book | work=The New York Times | date=2009-10-30 | last=Itzkoff | first=Dave}} and What is the What. Her other clients include Chronicle Books, Penguin Books,{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/book-cover-design-penguin-threads_n_1449012.html | title=Rejected Covers: Rachell Sumpter Discusses Designing Penguin Threads Book Cover 'The Wizard Of Oz' | work=Huffington Post | date=2012-04-24}} Random House and the New York Times.