Rachel Welling earned her BFA in Painting and BA in Art History from Indiana University-Bloomington and her MFA in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.

She has taught at the Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia, Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, Creative Minds Alternative School in Eugene, OR and the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Most recently, she has worked with Pre-K through 1st grade students and teaches from her art studio.