Cecelia Parker, aka Rachel Cecelia Schoening
Born 1992, Denver, Colorado, raised in Deer Lodge, Montana
Based in Austin, Texas since 2018
2015 | B.A. Cognitive Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2013 | Certificate in Art History & Adv. Spanish, Univ. de Complutense, Madrid
2025 | flowers in my wake (forthcoming)
Austin Studio Tour, collaboration with Shades of Blue, Austin, TX
2024 | two worlds apart: your tenderness is felt
Austin Studio Tour, Kitty Cohen's, Austin, TX
2023 | hallucinations: the summer the world melted before our eyes
Austin Studio Tour, 2324 Studios, Austin, TX
2022 | the golden age of november: bittersweet beauties of the pandemic
Austin Studio Tour, The Lola South Congress, Austin, TX
2025 | Kanvas & Vogue - SXSW
KMFA Classical, Austin, TX
2025 | Ecos del Pasado / Echoes of the Past
Mexicarte Museum, Austin, TX
2024 | Slow Fashion Fest: Dress Up
Riches Art Gallery, Austin, TX
2024 | Alchemy: A Mental Health Exhibition
Riches Art Gallery, Austin, TX
2024 | Future of Fashion x reFIND @ SWSW
Wanderlust Wine Co, Austin, TX
2024 | Creatives X Night - SXSW
Ÿomme Studios, Austin, TX
2024 | Fire Recovery Community Exhibition
2023 | Austin Studio Tour Group Exhibition
The Carver Museum, Austin, TX
2021 | texas treasures: far west ephemera
East Austin Studio Tour, Tillery neighborhood, Austin, TX
2019 | shadow selves: revealing artists by night
West Austin Studio Tour, Google 500W, Austin, TX
2015 | Maya’s Room: Spring Exhibition
Yale University | New Haven, CT
POETRY & JAZZ PERFORMANCES
2025 | vocal improvisation
Bolm Studios | Austin, TX
2023 | haiku love letters
Of A Friend at Draper House | Austin, TX
2023 | through tender eyes: poetry reading
Lotus Bend mindfulness retreat | Austin, TX
2021 | on languishing: aria & poetry
Jazz Kween hosted at Monk’s | Austin, TX
2020 - present | jazz & scat
CAMP, Stay Gold, Elephant Room, Continental Club | Austin, TX
2022 - present | Scenic Route Studios, Founder & Creative Director | Austin, TX
2020 - 2024 | Deloitte Digital, Customer Strategy & Applied Design | Austin, TX
2018 - 2019 | Google Cloud, Customer Strategy & Business Development | Austin, TX
2016 - 2018 | Amazon, Retail e-Commerce & Brand Strategy | Seattle, WA
2015 - 2016 | Microsoft, User Experience & Trust | Bellevue, WA
2025 (forthcoming) | Slow Fashion Fest Zine, art and fashion curation by Leah Bury (print)
2024 | The Space Between, poetry curation by Nicole Josephine Kline (print)
2019, 2021 - 2023 | Austin Studio Tour exhibition catalog (print & digital)
2020 - 2021 | ATX Art Beat, Medium & Deloitte Austin company newsletter (digital)
2013 | The Yale Epicurean: Tasting Color - Cuisine Synesthesia (print & digital)
2023 - present | VP & Austin Delegate, Yale Alumni Assembly on the Creative Economy| New Haven, CT + Austin, TX
Nominated to represent the Yale Club of Austin as a delegate, strategizing with global leaders on how to engage alumni of all ages in service, learning, & local leadership to help our communities flourish
2025 | Artist & Creative Director, KANVAS & VOGUE | KMFA Classical | Austin, TX
Immersive-inclusive experience at the intersection of art, fashion, and technology. Featuring sounds from across the diaspora
2024 | Artist & Creative Director, Creative X Night | Yömme Studios | Austin, TX
Underground SXSW event with Kegonii featuring a fusion of genre-bending art, music, & fashion @ Yomme
2022 | Curator & Creative Director, Al Fresco Fest | Ani’s Day & Night | Austin, TX
Festival & fundraiser for DAWA featuring 5 BIPOC DJs and sustainable brand pop-ups
2022 | Curator & Creative Director, Femme Rebelle | Kitty Cohen’s | Austin, TX
Austin Pride event to create space for femmes & allies, feat. queer women & nonbinary DJs
2022 | Creative Director, Mezcal Metaverse Lounge | Las Perlas | Austin, TX
SXSW event with mysterious.xyz to build community for artists, musicians, creatives, & technologists
2020 | Co-Curator & Creative Director, VibeATX | Native Hostel | Austin, TX
Music showcase & fundraiser for unhoused people featuring 30 local Black & Latinx emerging artists
2019 | Speaker, Art City Austin | Republic Square Park | Austin, TX
Panelist for “Creating Meaningful Spaces” at the 69th annual Art Alliance Austin event in downtown Austin, sharing about Curious@ programming & how Google promotes a culture of creativity + innovation
2019 | Founder & Creative Director, Curious@Google | Austin, TX
Creativity incubator & event series to inspire creativity through curiosity, centered on 13 strategic alliances with leading arts & culture organizations, engaging 3,000+ Austinites in 6 months. Hosted community activations in partnership with Art Alliance Austin, Big Medium, Pentagram, SprATX, Glug, AIGA, Sketch, GoogleServe, TiltBrush, Gayglers, One Austin, KitchenSync, & Digital Coaches
2017/18 | Volunteer, Pilchuck Glass School | Seattle, WA
Supported fundraising & donor engagement through monthly gallery shows and the annual gala
Yiming Lin, creator of Literally Starving | New York, NY
Food ethnographer, author, & content creator
Juwan Elcock, aka BLK ODYSSY | Austin, TX
Lead artist & creative director of BLK ODYSSY
Ernesto Yerena Montejano | Los Angeles, CA
Artist-Activist & founder of Hecho Con Ganas
Andrés Sauvignon | San Antonio, TX / Monterrey, MX
Art dealer & collector from Monterrey, MX
Kristiany Visseppo, aka DJ La Moon | Austin, TX
Musician and member of Peligrosa
Diana Orozco & Nathan Smalley | Los Angeles, CA
Eisner Foundation Advisor/Finance Executive & Marine Veteran/Technologist
Liana Saussy | Los Angeles, CA
Machine Learning Technologist