REGISTER HERE *Please don’t wait to register! Workshops that do not meet the minimum number of students 3 days prior to the session date will be canceled or rescheduled. Signing up early helps us ensure that the workshop can take place. Thank you! WILD BOTANICA: Collage Explorations of Nature, Travel & the Living World (New!) Step into a world where petals become portals, roots become symbols, and every leaf carries a story. Wild Botanica is a joyful, immersive mixed-media class that blends acrylic paint, collage, drawing, mark-making, and natural textures to help you channel the magic of the natural world—both near and far. Whether you’re inspired by your grandmother’s garden, a rare orchid spotted abroad, the desert at sunrise, or the resilient wildflowers growing through cracks in the sidewalk, this class invites you to bring your memories, travels, and sensory experiences onto the canvas. You’ll create richly layered works that feel alive—full of movement, mystery, and the quiet power of nature. 🎨 Some painting experience recommended 🌸Bring anything that inspires you—letters, travel photos, garden snapshots, magazine clippings, map fragments, natural sticks, dried flowers, leaves, or small found objects you’d love to weave into your artwork. 🖌️ Supplies included 🧤 Bring a smock—and get ready to paint like the garden’s on fire. 🥪 Bring a snack or lunch to recharge, if desired. Instructor Information: Renée Rey, an award-winning artist born in Sagamihara, Japan, lives and works in Delray Beach, Florida. Rey’s artwork has been recognized in national awards and exhibitions by notable museum and gallery professionals including Jade Dellinger, Director of Exhibits & Collections, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL; Julie Sasse, Chief Curator, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ; Erin Wright, Commissioning Editor and Producer, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; and Gisela Carbonell, Curator, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, . Honored with the 2024 Dina Baker Fund Grant from the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Rey’s work has graced galleries across the globe. Recent solo shows include Bailey Contemporary Arts Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL, Tauni De Lessep Gallery at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, and the Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. Her group exhibitions span the Baker Museum, Naples, FL, Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY, Studio 33, Spain, Art Brut Biennale, Netherlands, and Project Space Brut, South Korea. Rey was awarded artist residencies at Bailey Contemporary Arts (2023-2024), School of Visual Arts in New York (2019), and Sun Peaks Center for Art and Sustainability (2016). Her art is in the collections of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York, NY, First Albany, New York, NY, and Wasmer Art Collection at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL. She served as the International Curator for the 2021 art exhibition “Lo Cierto Es Lo Incierto” held in ...
