Renée Monrose is a New York City artist and fine art photographer. She has shown her work in New York, Paris, San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleans.
A longstanding interest theology led her to Union Theological Seminary where she earned an M.Div in both Psychology and Religion and Biblical Studies.
From 2012-2020, Renée volunteered as rape crisis advocate at Bellevue Hospital. She is a community activist against gentrification and displacement.
Renée is part of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Conference at Columbia University and has been a member of the HDHS Global Education Team in since 2017.
She was born and grew up in New Orleans.
EDUCATION:
Photography Master Retreat, Esparon, France
Union Theological Seminary, M.DIV
Parson’s School of Design, Paris
École national supérieur des Beaux Arts, Paris
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, M.S.J.
University of Florence, Italy
Tulane University, B.A.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Face to Face: Taking Up Space, Dadian Gallery, Washington, D.C. March 2020 (postponed)
Face to Face: Women in the Forefront of History Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary April 2016-Fall 2018
Renée Monrose: Mythologies, Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, 1991
Love Letters, Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, 1993
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Legacy Show, The Point, Bronx, New York 2022
SoHo Artists History Walk Online Exhibition, CityArts, 2020-2021
Ides of March, The Point, Bronx, New York, 2020
Animals/Botanicals Gallery, Bronx, New York, 2015
Projections, Illuminate the Arts, San Francisco 2014
Group Show, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY 2014
What Would You Rather Be?, The Hat Factory, New York, NY 2014
Manhattan/Madhattan, The Hat Factory, New York, NY 2013
Group Show, The Hat Factory, New York, NY 2013
20 Years of Infinite Vision, Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, 2000
Group Show, Mario Villa Gallery, Chicago, 1992
The Drawing Show,The Gallery, The Drawing Show, Randolph, New Jersey, 1991
Group Show, Art + Construction, New York, NY, 1987
Group Show, The Academy Gallery, New Orleans, 1986
Group Show, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY, 1985
Group Show, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, 1984
La Galerie, Paris, France, 1982
BACA Small Works Show, Brooklyn , New York, 1987