ABOUT
Renae Wang is a California-based painter working in oil and gouache. She is known for her nocturnal landscapes of “non-places” like gas stations, freeways and airports. Her work explores the theme of isolation in public spaces of transience, and is characterized by rich colors and compositions in first-person perspective. The viewer often becomes a part of the narrative in these nocturnal paintings.
Renae received a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the Laguna College of Art and Design, where she currently works as an adjunct professor. She is also an instructor at New Masters Academy. She was featured in the Southwest Art Magazine's article 21 Under 31, and has exhibited at sites like the Salmagundi Club, Hilbert Museum of California Art, California Art Club, Laguna Art Museum, and Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.
EDUCATION
2021 MFA, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 BFA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Echoes of Yosemite, Saint Mary's College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA
2025 From Dusk to Dawn, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2025 California Art Club 114th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, VEFA Gallery, Torrance, CA
2025 LPAPA Strong Postcard Fundraiser and Exhibition, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2025 LPAPA Annual Best of Plein Air, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2025 Magnificent Miniatures, California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, Pasadena, CA
2024 LPAPA Squared, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 THIRD PLACES, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2024 California Art Club 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, CA
2024 From Dusk to Dawn, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 Slice: A Juried Exhibition of Regional Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2024 Less is More, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 Big Canyon Art Invitational, Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach, CA
2024 Golden Hour Glow, California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, Pasadena, CA
2024 On Location in Malibu, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu CA
2024 LPAPA Annual Best of Plein Air, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2024 The 6th NTD International Figure Painting Competition, Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY
2023 Wonders of Winter, California Art Club, Pasadena, CA
2021 Converging Thoughts II, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 Now Trending Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
2021 Emerging Masters 2021, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 Covid Times: Art During the Pandemic, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 CAMFA 2021: Social Distancing, GLAMFA, CA
2020 2020 vision, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 PAFA 117th Annual Student Exhibition, Fisher Brooks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 PAFA Northwest at Chestnut Hill, PAFA Northwest, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Philly Art School Show, The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA