Max Rain is an artist and educator who lives in the Aptos forest with his wife, two kids, and a small hyper dog. He has been teaching art at colleges across the Bay Area for fifteen years and has been teaching full time at Gavilan College since 2019, where he is the program lead for Studio Art and Art History and the Co-Department Chair for Fine Arts. His work consists primarily of ceramic and drawing and often takes the form of figural narrative tableaus. In his work, he attempts to depict snapshots of daily life, highlighting social dynamics and features of human interaction. He is impressed and astounded at the phenomenal quality of artwork coming out of Morgan Hill High Schools!