Since 2006 Raquel Ormella has taught painting at ANU in the 3rd year, Honors and post-graduate programs. Raquel completed her undergraduate degree and a Masters by research, at the University of Western Sydney, and in 2013 a PhD at ANU. Her thesis examined human relationships with urban birds. She has been exhibiting regularly in national and international exhibitions for over a decade. Recent exhibitions include The 1st Californian Pacific Triennial, Orange County Museum of Art, USA; Direct Democracy, MUMA, Melbourne, 2013; the 8th Shanghai Biennial, China, 2012; the 1st Aichi Triennale, Nagoya, Japan; and In the balance, MCA, Sydney, 2010.