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    Renée Zangara was born in Oakland, California and with the exception of a short stay in Denver, Colorado, she lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. She moved to Portland, Oregon in 1992 and enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Marylhurst University, graduating in 1996. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is in private and public collections, including the Regional Arts & Cultural Council’s (RACC) Visual Chronicle, Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

    Over the past 15 years, Renée has focused on portrayals of isolated over-sized botanical or animal-referenced images depicted in abstracted environments. She is interested in and inspired by the energies invested in human relationships, characteristics, and conditions and how she imagines these same attributes reflected in the objects she renders. Her affinity for the painting medium is made obvious by the energetic brush stroke and intense physicality on the canvas surface.

    Renée is an active member of Portland’s art community and a member of Nine Gallery.

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    Solo Exhibitions

    2012 – Mirth – Nine Gallery, Portland, OR

    2010 – Reunion – Earth 2 World, Portland, OR

    2010 – Loves Me – PDX Contemporary Art Window Project , Portland, OR

    2010 – Wishing Well – Nine Gallery, Portland, OR

    2009 – Murmurings – Nine Gallery, Portland, OR

    2008 – Ordinary Magic – Mayer Gallery, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR

    2008 – Ordinary Magic – Cawein Gallery, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR

    2007 – Costume Ball – Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, OR

    2007 – Object / No Object – ArtCentric Main Gallery, Corvallis, OR

    2004 – Deliberate Arrangements – Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR

    2004 – Deliberate Arrangements – Stevenson Gallery, SOU, Ashland, OR

    2002 – New Paintings and Works on Paper – Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR

    2001 – New Monotypes – Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR

    2000 – Recent Work – Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR

    1998 – Cityscapes – Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Portland, OR

    1997 – Gestures in Monotype – Mayer Gallery, Marylhurst, OR

    1996 – Tree Drawings – Nine Gallery, Portland, OR

     

    Group Exhibitions

    2011 – Welcome to My World – 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR

    2011 – The Tool Show – Mayer Gallery, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR

    2010 – Private, Public, and Wild Gardens – LaSells Steward Center, Corvallis, OR

    2010 – Exploring Contemporary Printmaking – Marin MOCA, Novato, CA

    2010 – Sixty Square Inches – Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN

    2009 – The Printmaker’s Hand – Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA

    2009 – Au Naturel – Clatsop Community College Art Center Gallery, Astoria, OR

    2009 – Red Rain Falling – North Bank Artists Gallery, Vancouver, WA

    2008 – Works of Faith – First Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR

    2007 – Erosion: on the Geology of Culture – Beppu Wiarda gallery, Portland, OR

    2006 – Art as a Catalyst – Main Gallery, Corvallis OR

    2006 – Alien and Sedition – Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR

    2006 – This Bountiful Place – Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR

    2004 – Pacific Northwest Art Annual – Adell McMillan Gallery, Eugene, OR

    2004 – Cambridge Art Association National Show – Cambridge, MA

    2003 – Long Beach Arts: Works on Paper – Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA

    2003 – 46th Annual International Exhibition – Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

    2003 – Oregon State University Art About Agriculture Tour 2003 – OR

    2003 – Women’s History Month Juried Exhibition – Boise, ID

    2002 – Oregon State University Art About Agriculture Tour 2002 – OR

    2001 – Portland Visual Chronicle – Sylvania’s North View Gallery, Portland, OR

    2000 – Portland Visual Chronicle – Courtesy Elizabeth Leach Gallery Portland, OR

    2000 – Wonder Women – The Art Gym, Marylhurst, OR

    1999 – Portland Visual Chronicle – Courtesy Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

    1999 – Organic Form – Courtesy Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

    1999 – Six Painters – Visual Arts Center Gallery, Gresham, OR

    1998 – Works on Paper – Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

    1998 – The Cooperators – Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR

     

    Grants and Awards

    2010 – Oregon State University Art About Agriculture 2010 – Purchase Award

    2003 – Oregon State University Dean and Director Purchase Award

    2003 – Boise State University Women’s History Month Juror’s Award

    2002 – Oregon State University President’s Award

     

    Corporate and Public Collections

    Swedish Medical Foundation, Seattle, WA

    Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR

    Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, Corvallis, OR

    ¡OBA!, Portland, OR

    Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Regional Arts and Culture Council, Visual Chronicle, Portland, OR

     

    Articles, Publications, and Collaborations

    2009 – First Thursday Not-to-Miss Shows, D.K. Row, The Oregonian: 04-Jun-09

    2009 – El Grito del Bronx – with Miracle Theatre Group, Portland, OR

    2006 – This Bountiful Place: Art About Agriculture, OHS Press

    2000 – Gray Matters, Steffen Silvis, Willamette Week: 24-May-00

    1999 – Cover Art: The Woman of Too Many Days, CALYX Books – Corvallis, OR

    1999 – Regional Arts and Culture Council – Visual Chronicle of Portland

    1998 – Regional Arts and Culture Council – Visual Chronicle of Portland

    1998 – In the Spirit of Collaboration, D.K. Row, The Oregonian: 07-Aug-98

    1996 – Nature Plain and Simple, Randy Gragg, The Oregonian: 27-Sep-96

    1996 – Visual Arts Choice, D.K. Row, Willamette Week: 18-Sep-96

     

    Professional Affiliations

    Current – Nine Gallery, Portland, OR

    Current – Member, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR

    Current – PICA, Prints for PICA, Print Press Operator, Portland, OR

    2011 – RACC, Public Art Selection Committee, Portland, OR

    2006-07 – Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, OR

    2006-07 – Portland Art Museum Contemporary Art Council, Portland, OR

    2005-07 – Portland Art Center, Portland, OR

    2000-05 – Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR

    1997-99 – Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

    1997 – Gallery 114, Portland, OR

     

    Education

    1996 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon

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