Renée grew up in Storrs, Connecticut, home of the University of Connecticut. In High
School, she excelled in art classes of multiple disciplines, received awards and attended
continuing education classes at the University. She continued studies at State
University College (SUNY) at New Paltz, Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy; and in
1983 received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Connecticut.
In 1984 she moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where she has lived since.
She was a co-owner of Icons Gallery in 1991-93 and owned Rabbit Ears and later Malarky Art
and Ellipsis Gallery from 2011 to 2024.
She served on the board of Recycle for the Arts and was a key officer of the New
Orleans Photo Alliance. Her work has shown at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the
Contemporary Arts Center, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and in many
local and regional galleries. In 2024 she received an award for the best black and white
photograph at the Montgomery, Alabama Photo Festival.
