Studio Stanzii

Studio Stänzii is a multidisciplinary art practice exploring identity, adornment, and emotional symbolism through painting, sculpture, animation, and installation.

Moving between fine art, fashion, and pop surrealism, the studio transforms familiar objects—pearls, eyewear, hearts, crystals, and other forms of adornment—into symbols of memory, desire, protection, aspiration, and self-expression. The work creates layered visual worlds where ornament becomes language and everyday objects become emotional artifacts.

Based at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, Studio Stänzii was founded by New York artist and designer Renée Snelson, drawing on her background in fashion, animation, large-scale fabrication, and immersive installation.

Parsons School of Design, New York
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), BFA

Additional studies and intensive coursework through:

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Montclair State University

Extensive professional education through global footwear design and factory development experience across Brazil, China, and Italy.

2023 — Drink Me, Gina Volpe — Music Video
Directed and creatively conceived by Stänzii, including animation, visual direction, and original artwork.

2022 — Bloomingdale’s 150th Anniversary, New York City
Digital artwork and large-scale animated backdrops created for Bloomingdale’s 150th Anniversary celebration.

2022 — Bloomingdale’s Lexington Avenue Flagship, New York City
Digital art backdrops created for the Lexington Avenue flagship.

2022 — You Are Now What You Own, Times Square, New York City
XORS × Flood. Augmented-reality takeover bringing digital artwork into the Times Square environment.

2022 — The World Is Staged, Bowery Wall, New York City
XORS × Flood. Augmented-reality takeover activating the iconic Bowery Wall through site-specific digital artwork.

2020 — All of Us With Wings, Second Avenue, New York City
XORS × Flood / Project Stun. Interactive street-art project connecting physical artwork to original animated shorts through QR-code technology.

2019 — Bloomingdale’s, New York City
Video art and street-art sculpture featured on the floor of Bloomingdale’s.

2019 — The Most Illegal Art Show, 198 Allen Street, New York City
Group exhibition featuring work by XORS.

2018 — Bloomingdale’s Flagship + SoHo, New York C...