Renee Broders

Melbourne-based, multi-disciplinary artist Renee Broders is driven by a strong sense of play and experimentation. Graduating from Deakin University in 1998 with a major in painting and printmaking, Renee's work has evolved to juxtapose mass media with human individuality. Her use of vintage paper collage reveals a pattern of small-scale portraiture which is gradually manipulated to create a multi-layered and deeply personal body of paintings. National representation and exhibitions with Studio Gallery Group and Brunswick Street Gallery have provided Renee with a platform to engage viewers and challenge their perception of anonymity in abstract portraiture. Melbourne-based, multi-disciplinary artist Renee Broders graduated from Deakin University in 1998, with a major in painting and printmaking. Driven by a strong sense of play and experimentation, her work explores the ever-changing stories of her subjects and attempts to illustrate the complex relationships we have with our past and present selves. Whilst Renee primarily paints, she has found utilising collage, in both a digital and physical format, to be transformative when preparing for the painted image. Since her debut in the 1994 Victorian Top Arts program, Renee has exhibited nationally with Studio Gallery Group and Brunswick Street Gallery. She has also been a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, and Bowness Photography Prize, as well as a semi-finalist in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize.