Renee Springer
springer.rc@gmail.com
Education:
2018 MFA Painting and Drawing - with honors
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2014 B.S. Studio Art
University of Northwestern - St. Paul, MN
Exhibitions:
2023 Queerdo
Howdy KC, Kansas City, MO
Our Friends at Agnes Arts
PLUG Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Spiritual Visions
Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO
2019 Großkreisentfernung
tête, Berlin, Germany
Disegno: On the Importance of Drawing
Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS
2018 Stories We've Been Told
gr_und, Berlin, Germany
Dérive
tête, Berlin, Germany
Seen Not Spoken – Solo Thesis Exhibition
Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
Connected
Art Emergency, Lawrence KS
2017 Convergence
Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
2016 MFA Candidates Show
Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas
2015 Re-veiled: Renee Springer, Cassandra Buck, & Andrew Musil
Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona, MN
2014 The Natural: Emerging Artist Collective Exhibition
Fallout Arts Initiative, Minneapolis, MN
Beyond
Washburn Cultural Center, Washburn, WI
Particulars
Denler Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
2013 Copy.Right? The Art of Appropriation
33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
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Denler Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
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Denler Gallery, Saint Paul, MN
Awards and Residencies:
2020 Welcome Home Studios Guest Artist (cancelled due to Covid)
Brooklyn, New York
2018 PICTURE BERLIN Artist Residency
Berlin, Germany
Professional Development Assistance Award
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
School of the Arts Travel Grant
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2017 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Daniel MacMorris Scholarship
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2016 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015 Daniel MacMorris Scholarship
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Professional Engagements:
2021 Visiting Artist Lecture: Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
2019 Round Table Discussion: Professional Practice - ILLU 410 - Kansas City Art Institute
Print Week Slide Slam - 8th St. Taproom, Lawrence, Kansas
Disegno: On the Importance of Drawing - Artist Panel Discussion, Lawerence Art Center, Lawrence KS
Artist Mentorship Project: Illustration Dept. Professional Mentorship - Kansas City Art Institute
2018 Round Table Discussion: Graduate School - ART 540 Prof. Activities Seminar - University of Kansas
2017 Round Table Discussion: Graduate School - ART 540 Prof. Activities Seminar - University of Kansas
2015 Re-Veiled Artist Talk & Panel Discussion
Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona, MN
Balancing Work & Life for Creative Types – Panelist
University of Northwestern, Saint Paul, MN
Professional Experience:
2017 Instructor of Record – ART 120 Foundations of Drawing & Painting
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
2016 Instructor of Record – ART120 Foundations of Drawing & Painting
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant – Painting I
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
2014 Studio Assistant to Heather Nameth Bren, Minneapolis, MN
Assistant Exhibitions Director, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Assistant Exhibitions Director, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Publications:
2018 MFA Thesis Highlight
Kansas Alumni Magazine
2017 57
Kiosk Literary Magazine
Brianna Childers, “Art in Focus: Painter, Renee Springer”
The Daily Kansan