Rachel Cooley is an award-winning, LA-based animator and storyboard artist. One frame at a time, Rachel is committed to bringing compelling stories to life that explore the human experience and her identity as a female, queer artist.

In 2023, Rachel graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television with an MFA in Animation and was awarded the 2023 Gerald Hughes Comedy Directing Fellowship for her film Boxed Out. Prior to UCLA, Rachel has worked as a Digital Content Creator for an aftermarket automotive firm and graduated in 2018 from Hamilton College with majors in Art & Biology.

At her core, she is a farm kid that hates to wear shoes and loves to climb trees. One of a set of triplets (+ an older brother), she grew up on a small family farm in Central NJ. There she raised all types of livestock with her large family. She draws much inspiration from this unusual upbringing in her films, comics, and illustrations.

Currently, Rachel works as a freelance storyboard artist/ 2D animator. Presently, in collaboration with UCLA Health, she is working on a series of animated instructional videos to assist oncology clinic patients with pain management protocols before and after radiation treatments.