ABOUT

Rhea Thierstein is an international British Artist and Creative Director whose work connects us with nature, using narrative to create nostalgic responses.

Unique application of everyday materials takes her creations to new levels.

Rhea’s work has been seen on many platforms including art, installations, moving image, stills photography, costume and immersive theatre.

Her whimsical work has brought to life the advertising campaign concepts of clients including The V&A Museum, Hermès, Mulberry and Selfridges and has had work featured in Italian, American and British Vogue, Vanity Fair, Love and Another Magazine – often collaborating with fashion photographer Tim Walker.

Rhea contributed work to a group show for Saatchi and Saatchi (London) and was commissioned to work with the Natural History Museum (London) on its Venom exhibition. She was chosen by Hermès to create their Artist Windows in the UK, Ireland and Dubai on a number of occasions and named as one of London’s 10 fastest-rising creatives by The Business of Fashion.

By virtue of her reputation, Rhea was subsequently offered the task of Creative Practitioner for Performance, School of Media and Communication at The London College of Fashion (University of the Arts) in 2014 for two-and-a-half years. She is now a visiting lecturer there as well as lecturing at numerous Arts Universities across the UK.

Rhea continues to live and work in London.

EXHIBITED WORK

Insect Odyssey – Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire – June 2022 to September 2022

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things – V&A – October 2019 to March 2020

FOOD: Bigger than the Plate – V&A – May 2019 – October 2019

Venom Exhibition – Natural History Museum, London – November 2017 – May 2018

Art For Youth – Mall Galleries, London – December 2017

Hair by Sam McKnight – Somerset House, London, November 2016 – March 2017

The House of Peroni Artist Residency A/W 15 – October 2015

Secret 7” – Somerset House, London, April 2015 – May 2015

There’s a Good Girl – Saatchi and Saatchi – December 2014 – January 2015

Tim Walker – Story Teller – Somerset House, London, 18 – Oct – January 2013

The Big Egg Hunt – Fabergé – Covent Garden, London – February 2012 – April 2012

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Charity Film Awards 2020, Gold and Silver – “The Stroke Association” – Directed by Lotje Sodderland – Artist Contribution

Istanbul Fashion Film Festival 2018 – Best Fashion Documentary Award “The Greatest Luxury” – Directed by Kathryn Ferguson – Production Design

Barcelona Film Festival 2018 – Best Fashion Award “The Greatest Luxury” – Directed by Kathryn Ferguson – Production Design

Business of Fashion 2013 – One of the Top 10 Young London Creatives

British Arrow Craft Award 2011 – Production Design Finalist with John Ebden – for McDonald’s ‘A-Z’ made by Rattling Stick for Leo Burnett

Nominated for Best Video for BT Digital Music Awards and for Virgin Media Awards 2011 – Jessie J “Price Tag’, Directed by Emil Nava – Production Design and Costume

Awarded Gold Deutsche Fotobuchpreis Award – Designer for Tim Walker’s book – Pictures – teNeues 2009

PUBLISHED WORK

Tim Walker – Wonderful Things – V&A

Tim Walker – Shoot for the Moon – Thames and Hudson Ltd

Tim Walker – Pictures – teNeues

Tim Walker – Storyteller – Thames and Hudson Ltd

Grace: The American Vogue Years – Phaidon Press Ltd

Cat Garcia – Our Time – Cat Garcia