Red Robin Hood of Ogun and The Gatekeepers
2022
J.Renee
Lexington, South Carolina
Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.
About J.Renee
J.Renee is internationally known for her reverse glass paintings or Eglomise, depicting southern lifestyle themes, tropical design, and the life and times in New Orleans, pre and post Katrina. She enjoys painting images that promote thought on issues of social justice, history, and folklore. She graduated from Xavier University in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. J.Renee’s first major public exhibit was in 1991 with renowned artist William Tolliver, who she worked with as an apprentice. Grammy award-winning musician and producer Daniel Lanois commissioned J.Renee to do a mural, and she was also commissioned by RCA to do a painting for Delfeayo Marsalis’s first solo release album cover, Pontius Pilate's Decision. She has had solo exhibitions at Ponder Gallery in Columbia, SC, and McKenna Museum of African American Art in New Orleans.
Program Participation
Joan Mitchell Center Residency, 2025
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I attempt to evoke creative impressions of the mind, through which the individual viewer of my art draws upon personal experiences to initiate a unique interpretation of the works. Over the years, I have advanced my mastery of reverse glass painting by moving beyond traditional portrait representation, exploring new themes related to communities of color, New Orleans mysticism, and human survival.”