Renee Bussiere

Living and working in New York City.

Work on Cardboard

Work on cardboard began in 1991 when I found myself living in Venice Italy as a student equipped with pencils, paint, brushes and various materials to make marks but no money to buy anything to put these materials on. I saw a sanitation worker collecting all the discarded cardboard boxes from a supermarket and he kindly carted them to my studio. I continue to work on the material because I’ve come to love it. The texture and its ability to have its own mind lend spontaneity to the process when working on it. I must say that cardboard isn’t what it used to be. This has made it difficult for me to continue working on it.

Drawing a Day Concept

This idea unconsciously developed over a few years. It started when I tried to make a commitment to draw every day. My sketchbook has been an important part of my life for years but there were days when I wouldn’t draw in it even though it was with me all the time. Also thoughts came into play regarding when is a piece complete and when do we stop working on it? For me, being in the moment and being mindful of doing the piece overpowers any thoughts of past or future. How can I push this more? H...

Education

1994- M.A. New York University, New York, New York
Degree: Fine Arts

1988- Parsons School of Design, Paris, France
Degree: Environmental Design

Exhibitions
2006- Art on 10th, N.Y., New York
Group Show

2003 and 2005 Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y., New York
Employee Group Show

1999- Casa Italiana Zerillo-Marimo New York University, New York, New York
Jury Selected Group Exhibition

1997- Anthony Giordano Gallery, Oakdale, New York
Selections: Drawing, Group Exhibition

1994- Rosenberg Gallery, New York University, New York, New York
Self-Portraiture in Art, Group Exhibition

1993-Washington Square East Galleries, New York, New York
N.Y.U. Graduate Student Solo Exhibition

1992- Palazzo Pemma, Venice, Italy
Performance Piece, Graduate Student Group Exhibition

1992- Palazzo Pemma, Venice, Italy
Graduate Student Group Exhibition

1991- Institute della Arte, Venice, Italy
Graduate Student Group Exhibition

1987- The American University in Paris, Paris, France
Curator and Participant of a Group Exhibition

1985-1988- Parsons School of Design
Student Group Exhibitions,