Katie Shaw & Renée Stramel
Reverb

October 25 – November 16, 2024

Acrylic, Wood, Graphite, Paper, Cardboard and Digital Media
Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery

Artist Statement:
Katie and Renée are both attracted to intricate, repetitive geometric patterns and shapes, especially those that create depth and movement. Both artists work through iteration to formalize ideas and concepts. Using the iconic Moon Over The Mountain motif as a springboard, the artists have each been inspired to create work that relies on specific geometries. Both artists value intuition as an important part of their process. Their concepts diverge in the aesthetic and structural choices emphasized in each artists’ work.

Biographies:
Renée Stramel is a broad-ranging visual artist with a long commercial career in art publishing and licensing. Renée’s abstract work celebrates color and form characterized by a playful, expressive use of geometry. Renee’s artwork balances pure abstraction and stylized representations by intuitively blending organic shapes with geometric precision. Color plays a central role with bold, contrasting hues creating striking visual effects. Renée works in various media including acrylic, watercolor, digital and analog photography, and digital design.

Originally from Alexandria, VA, Renée has resided in Richmond for 38 years and lives in the Lakeside area with her filmmaker husband Jim Stramel. Inspiration comes from the films of the 1970s and 80s, Mother Nature, and mid-20th century graphic design, she works from her sunny studio creating works for residential and commercial clients.

Katie Shaw was born in Asheville, NC in 1974. She began her studies at the University North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC. Shaw received a B.F.A., in sculpture with a minor in printmaking, from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA . She earned a M.F.A. in Sculpture, with concentrations in fiber art and printmaking, from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Over the past twenty years, she has worked as a practicing artist, educator, and curator. Her work has been exhibited regionally and nationally. She currently resides in Richmond, VA.

Websites: katieshawart.com reneestramel

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