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Rachel “Spicy Gobou” Aquino
goboudirection@gmail.com

Education
May 2022    The University of Texas at Austin 
    B.A.    Philosophy
    Minor   Arts Management and Administration
July 2026 (Expected Graduation) ROCvA x The Jean School 
          MBO Level 4 Denim Developer

Professional Experience
2023-2025, Community Engagement + Programs Manager. The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022-Current, A to Z Studios. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022-2023, AmeriCorps Member. Creative Action Youth Arts Education Organization. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022-2024 A la Moda Zine
2021-2025 Glaze Zine
2021-2022, Teaching Artist. Creative Action Youth Arts Education Organization. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2020-2022 SPARK Magazine

Shows
2025, november. De Reünie x The Gang is Beautiful. Amsterdam, Netherlands
2025, september. The Queer Agenda. Amsterdam, Netherlands
2025, september. De Reünie. Amsterdam, Netherlands
2025, feburary. D3: Sound & Light. Austin, Texas
2025, feburary. Boner Bizzare. Austin, Texas
2024, november. Sharp and Friends. Austin, Texas
2023, november. Technodrome. Bolm Arts Gallery. Austin, Texas
2023, sept-november. Apropos Group Exhibition. Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum. Austin, Texas
2023, march. Nova Show & Sale. A la Moda. Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
2023, march. The Ballroom Show & Sale. The Spider House. Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
2022, december. Sonder Show & Sale. A la Moda. Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
2022, november. Little Big Things Show & Sale. Up front Gallery, Austin, Texas, U.S.A
2022. november. Bedlam Show & Sale. Glaze. Austin, Texas, U.S.A
2018, may. Featured works. HV Spring Art Exhibit. Houston, Texas, U.S.A

Books
2019, Through The Indigo. independent publication house.
2017, Animus. independent publication house.

Selected Publications
2025, Spicy Gobou: Bet on Yourself, You’re Worth it. Glaze Magazine. Austin, TX U.S.A 
2022, Conversations with Rachel Aquino. Voyage Austin Magazine. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022, Everything Beautiful In The World. Spark Magazine Issue No. 18. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022, Melting Moon Beam. Spark Magazine Issue No. 18. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022, World on Fire. Spark Magazine Issue No. 18. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2022, Generational Savagery. Spark Magazine Issue No. 18. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, Uncomfortable Change. Spark Magazine Issue No. 17. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, The Absurdist: Real Life is Elsewhere. Spark Magazine Issue No. 17. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, The Bones We Inhabit. Spark Magazine Issue No. 17. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, 0' Sweet Fever. Spark Magazine Issue No. 17. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, Where Angels Sleep and Spirits Sing. Spark Magazine Issue No. 16. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, Liminal Spaces. Spark Magazine Issue No. 16. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2021, How to Disappear Completely. Spark Magazine Issue No. 16. Austin, TX, U.S.A.
2018, The Future for Love. Another Filthy Magazine. Houston, TX, U.S.A.
2018, Artist Feature Story Polaroid Originals Co. Online Magazine. Houston, TX, U.S.A