Rachel Rovay was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and arrived in Australia in 1970. She received a diploma of design and fine art from Monash University and a graduate diploma of education from the University of Melbourne. Since 1979, Rachel Rovay has participated in 17 solo exhibitions and more than 60 group exhibitions, including the Sulman and Dobell prize exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Among Rachel Rovay’s Sydney art prize exhibitions are those for the Mosman Art Prize, Redland Westpac Art Prize, and Portia Geach Memorial Award. In addition, in Queensland, her work has been singled out for the Stanthorp Art Prize and the Logan Art Award. Rachel Rovay’s group exhibitions abroad have taken place at the Monash Prato Centre, Italy; United Nations conferences in Durban, South Africa; and Tram Studios, Camden Town, United Kingdom. Through October 6, 2016, Rachel Rovay’s portrait To the Maxx (Max Walker AM) can be seen in the exhibition “Hidden Faces 2016” at the Hilton Melbourne South Wharf. Some private and public collections that have acquired Rachel Rovay’s artworks are the State Library of Victoria, Macquarie University Sydney, the Deakin University Art Collection, the Monash Medical Centre Art Collection, and the Jewish Museum of Australia.