Workshop | Creative Play Series - Mixed Media with a Fiber Twist 4-Day

• Wednesday, October 2nd, 1:30pm - 4pm
• Wednesday, October 9th, 1:30pm - 4pm
• Wednesday, October 16th, 1:30pm - 4pm
• Wednesday, October 23rd, 1:30pm - 4pm

Add a twist and a stitch with mixed-media collage! In the first two weeks of this workshop students will gain an introduction to basic mixed media techniques combining paper, found materials, drawing and painting, thread, and fiber. Explore abstract and narrative compositions while learning to mix materials in expressive ways.

In the second two weeks of the workshop, students will build on the first sessions adding new possibilities for self-expression as you use pen, paper, and other materials to explore the relationships between poems, prose and pictures. Use visual images, the written word, and found objects to prompt your new creative writing and visual imagery. Class time will include exercises and discussions of shared reading and opportunities to discuss creative process.

Feel free to bring a journal, photos or other materials that are personal to you.

All levels welcome.

$225.00 for four sessions and covers all materials.

There are no make up dates for this session.

Snacks and beverages okay to bring!

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.

Refunds are given if requested at least 72 hours (3 days) prior to the workshop start date. If you anticipate missing the workshop, please let us know as soon as possible so we are able to issue a refund. Otherwise, thank you for your donation!

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