Mixed Media Artist
Member of FLAG since: 2019
Artists Bio and Artist Statement:
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Renee always loved the combination of texture and color. The confluence of cultures in NYC was especially an influential part of her life. Lewis received a B.F.A. in Fabric Design from the School of Art at Syracuse University. As part of the University’s Foreign Studies Program, she studied Art History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In her focus on Fabric Design (which included silk screening and weaving), Lewis developed an eye and proficiency with repetitive patterns – which continues to be a theme in her current work.
Her Post-Impressionist style paintings are created with a blend of oil crayons, color pencils and pastels on black paper or mat board – producing bold, stunning colors and creative themes capturing the colorful nature of women. At the core of her work are women – empowered, strong – yet vulnerable, linked to others, beautiful within while sustaining the universe.
Lewis is an award-winning artist and is represented by the A.T. Hun Gallery, Savannah, The Hub on Canal in New Smyrna Beach, Gallery 500 in Daytona Beach, and the Dancing Crane Gallery, Bradenton. She is a member of the Artist’s Registry, the Artist’s Workshop, Beaux Arts Central Florida, the Florida Artists Group, Florida Women’s Art Association and the Art League of Daytona Beach. She has taught classes for children at the Orlando Museum of Art and the Casselberry Art House. She lives in Winter Park, Florida.
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Awards & Exhibitions:
Summer Exhibition at Gallery at Mills Park – Orlando -Honorable Mention 2017
Gainesville Fine Arts Association – Summer Members’ Showcase- Third Place 2017
Artist Workshop 59th Annual Members’ Show – Mrs. Halley Memorial Award 2017
The Hub on Canal – ‘Choose Your Muse – Ode to the Masters’- Second Place 2017
Gainesville Fine Arts Association – ‘What We Cherish’ – Judge’s Recognition Award 2018
Artists Workshop Annual Members Showcase – The Ruth Frailey Award 2018
Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, Florida – ‘Art of Association’- Second Place – Mixed Media 2018
Art League of Daytona Beach – October, 2018 – Award of Distinction
Artists Workshop Annual Members Showcase – January, 2019 – 4th Place – Ta Da Gallery Award
Florida Womens’ Art Association – ‘Transitions’ – Best in Show-February, 2021 – Bearing Fruit
Art League of Daytona Beach – ‘Award of Distinction’ – March, 2021 – America Then and Now show – The Mirror
Florida Womens’ Art Association – ‘ Enter the Garden – Third Place, April 2021
Art League of Daytona Beach – ‘Recognition Award’ for Music, Music, Music
On cover of DeLand Magazine – January/February 2018
On cover of New Smyrna Beach Magazine – May/June 2021
Exhibitions:
Exhibited at the Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Orlando Museum of Art with the Artists Registry, Gainesville Fine Arts Association, the Artists Workshop, The Art League of Daytona Beach, Beaux Arts of Central Florida, The Hub on Canal, New Smyrna Beach, The Casements, Ormond Beach, Museum of Fine Arts Daytona Beach with Beaux Arts, A.T. Hun Gallery, Savannah, Lighthouse Art Center, Winter Park Autumn Art Show, DeLand Fall Festival of Art, Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts, Venice Festival of Art, Boca Raton Festival of Art, Maitland Art Festival – plus the following select
Exhibitions:
City Arts Factory – Orlando – Solo Exhibition February, 2015
Cobb Cole Attorneys at Law – Showcase of the Artists – 2017
Gallery at Mills Park – Three person exhibition – July 2018
Leesburg Center for the Arts – ‘From Pencil to Paint’ – two person show – May 2018
The Hub on Canal – Founders Gallery – Solo Exhibit – November, 2020
Gadsden Arts Center, Gadsden, FL – upcoming solo exhibit October – December, 2021