Hello! I'm Molly Rahtz, an artist from Cincinnati, OH.
I'm currently a student at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Fine Arts, minoring in Film and Media Studies.
I am a multimedia artist who specializes in video, installation, and oil paint. Investigating anxiety and its impact on the psyche, I draw upon my own obsession with being in control of every aspect of my life. Artmaking is my way of categorizing and organizing the increasingly turbulent world around me; I interrogate mythological and religious anecdotes to broaden upon the grounded lessons and rules that I grew up with, which I then manipulate to create a manufactured dominance between artist and medium.
Letterboxd Four Favorites: Tenet, Se7en, Bullet Train, Strange Darling
Fun Fact: My artwork is featured in the opening credits for the movie Bones and All (dir. Liza Guadagnino).
Exhibitions/Publications
The Road
DAAP Critique Room
October 2024
UHP Creative Collective
Tangeman University Center
September 2024
Cincinnati Art Club Scholarship Show
Cincinnati Art Club
May 2023
Exploring Screen Media
Virtual Exhibition
April 2023
Creative Failures
Deshon and Schlachter Library
April 2023
Sophomore Research Studio
Tabula Rasa Gallery
December 2022
SOS Art Show
May 2020
SOS Art Show
Art Academy of Cincinnati, Publication
May 2019
Congressional Art Show (Semi-Finalist)
Union Terminal
May 2019
Film Festivals
Lift-Off Global Network
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
"MEGAFAN", "The Emerald Broach"
May 2023
Student World Impact Film Festival
"CATS & DOGS", "MEGAFAN"
Semi-Finalist for Best Super Short
"The Emerald Broach"
Honorable Mention
June 2023
