Rachel Heibel is a sculptor and ceramic artist based in San Francisco. Initially drawn to ceramics through function, she has stayed for the ongoing collaboration with clay and its deep material histories. Working between sculpture and functional objects, she follows an interest in touch, repetition, and the ways our bodies shape and are shaped by the objects around us. Her practice is guided by a curiosity about form, surface, color, and a belief in the beauty and meaning that ordinary objects can bring to everyday life.

She received her MFA in Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2024 and her BFA from the University of Michigan in 2022.