About this Event
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ABSTRACT EXPLOSION: Painting Like a Pro 2-Day
Wednesday, June 17 | 10:30am - 1:30pm
Thursday, June 18 | 10:30am - 1:30pm
No makeup dates
Build bold abstract layouts with acrlylic paint that command attention! In this 2-Day workshop:
· Master 3 killer composition structures that give your paintings balance and punch
· Layer, texture, and scale up with confidence — no second-guessing allowed
· Finish with an expressive painting that’s all you, all power
Bring your passion. Leave with your artistic swagger fully unlocked. Let’s mix, splash, and OWN your abstract painting game!
🎨 Painting and color mixing experience recommended
🖌️ $25 supply fee included
🌸 Bring a smock—and get ready to paint on fire.
🥪 Bring a lunch to refuel, if desired
Instructor Information:
Renée Rey, an award-winning artist born in Sagamihara, Japan, lives and works in Delray Beach, Florida.
Rey’s artwork has been recognized in national awards and exhibitions by notable museum and gallery professionals including Jade Dellinger, Director of Exhibits & Collections, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL; Julie Sasse, Chief Curator, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ; Erin Wright, Commissioning Editor and Producer, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; and Gisela Carbonell, Curator, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, .
Honored with the 2024 Dina Baker Fund Grant from the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Rey's work has graced galleries across the globe. Recent solo shows include Bailey Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL, Tauni De Lessep Gallery at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, and the Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. Her group exhibitions span the Baker Museum, Naples, FL, Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY, Studio 33, Spain, Art Brut Biennale, Netherlands, and Project Space Brut, South Korea.
Rey was awarded artist residencies at Bailey Contemporary Arts (2023-2024), School of Visual Arts in New York (2019), and Sun Peaks Center for Art and Sustainability (2016). Her art is in the collections of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York, NY, First Albany, New York, NY, and Wasmer Art Collection at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL.
She served as the International Curator for the 2021 art exhibition "Lo Cierto Es Lo Incierto" held in Soriano, Uruguay.
A dynamic lecturer, Rey has inspired students at Florida Gulf Coast University, New College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. With nearly a decade of teaching drawing, painting, and creativity in Florida, Rey brings a wealth of experience and education to her work. Her background includes extensive undergraduate coursework in drawing, painting, 3-D design, performance art, and art history and graduate courses in film and computer art. She holds an MBA in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an A.A.S. in Interior Design from Parsons School of Design, an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Judaic Studies from the University at Albany. This diverse educational foundation infuses her artistic practice with exceptional depth and perspective.
** Please note, Refunds will be processed only if requested 72+ hours prior to scheduled workshop date/time. No refund will be given if requested less than seventy two (72) hours until scheduled workshop time for any reason. Only one ticket transfer will be allowed per person per workshop type, and will only occur if requested outside of the 72 hour mark of the registered workshop. To request a refund and cancel your ticket, please call 561-330-9614**
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Arts Warehouse, 313 Northeast 3rd Street, Delray Beach, United States
USD 190.00
