Born in 1991 in south Louisiana.
Resides and works in Moab, UT, USA.
EDUCATION
2013. San Francisco Art Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts in New Genres, San Francisco, CA.
MUSIC RELEASES
2027. Softissue. Anxiety Blanket Records. Moab, UT. (Upcoming)
2019. Sundog. Peconic Records. Los Angeles, CA.
2011. Creature. Self-release. San Francisco, CA.
THEATER
Training
Endgames Improv, San Francisco, CA
Coursework:
The Harold
Advanced Scenework
Scenework
Character
Group Dynamics
Productions
When We Were Boats - Buzz Belknap, Star Hall, Moab, UT
Leaving A Trace - Composer, Rock Witch, Sand Flats Recreation Area, Moab, UT
Midsummer Night’s Dream - Demetrius, Funnel Arch, Moab, UT
EXHIBITIONS & SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2026. Dark Sky Hike. Moab Music Festival. Storytelling/astrofolklore.
Rise with the Glorians. Music for sunrise ceremony for the release of The Glorians by Terry Tempest Williams.
2024. Abbey’s Desk Concerts. Concert series funded by the City of Moab. Moab, UT. Organizer and performer.
2023. Junkyard Reverie. Red Rock Arts Festival, Moab, UT. Installation and performance in collaboration with Molly Gurney.
2020. Rachel Toups/The Mill at Vicksburg. Virtual concert. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, for digital release.
2019. OCTA 18th Anniversary. Recorded in a field in Florissant, CO, for digital release.
2018. Gallery for Broken Hearts, Code and Canvas, San Francisco, CA.
Two Rivers, the Mill, Vicksburg, MI. (Solo exhibition)
2017. SUGAR MELT, Moon House, Oakland, CA. Co-organizer and performer.
2015. DISINTEGRATION LOOPS: Performance in Sound, CELLspace, San Francisco, CA.
2014. Apocalyptic Disintegrated, CELLspace, San Francisco, CA.
2013. SFAI Graduation Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
2012. UR IN CHARGE, the Future House, San Francisco,CA.
Ice Factory II: Installations & Interventions, The Bunker, SFAI, San Francisco, CA.
GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2025. Cisco Artist Residency, Cisco, UT. Fully funded.
Artist Career Advancement Grant, Utah Division of Arts & Museums.
2024. Public Arts Grant, City of Moab.
2023. Red Rock Arts Festival grant, City of Moab.
2021. Funded artist, Church of Noise.
2020. Music residency, The Mill at Vicksburg. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, for digital release.
2018. Prairie Ronde Artist Residency, Vicksburg, MI. Fully funded.
LECTURES
2026. Cisco Residency Artist Talk, the MARC, Moab UT. Presentation of work, both live and recorded, and lessons learned.
2024. Me, You, & the Stars: How the Night Sky Connects Us All Through Time and Space. AstroFest, Canyonlands National Park, UT. Guest astrofolklore storyteller.
ZINES & PUBS
2026. Ephemeral Magazine, issue 3: Friend or Foe?
2017. SUGAR MELT. Zine.
2016. Halloween 2016. Zine.
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
2023. Zion National Park Artist Residency, Zion National Park, UT.
2021. Prairie Ronde Artist Residency, Vicksburg, MI.
PRESS
Emily Arntsen, interview and music performance, “Radiothon Special: Rachel Toups Live @ KZMU”, KZMU radio, Moab, UT, March 29, 2025.
Molly Marcello. “Art installation imagines meaning, resilience 200 years in the future,” KZMU News, October 10, 2023.
David Randall. Sunday Songwriter Showcase. WHYR radio, Baton Rouge, LA, May 14, 2023.
Rowan List, interview and musical performance, KZMU radio, Moab, UT, October 17, 2022.
Andy Nettel, interview and musical performance, KZMU radio, Moab, UT, May 29, 2022.
Stone Henman, interview, Dependable Son Radio, Los Angeles, CA, June 8, 2021.