Renee Couture

Glide, OR

Biography

Renee Couture has a diverse, project-based practice encompassing sculpture, photography, and drawing and is emotionally influenced by her mothering experience. From postpartum depression to small daily rituals as markers of accomplishments, to looking back on her own childhood, motherhood has proven to be rich territory with a range of experiences to serve as creative fodder.


She holds an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Art (an affiliate of Cal Arts) and a BA in Studio Art from Buena Vista University. Couture’s work has been exhibited nationally in group exhibitions and as a solo artist. She is the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship and four Career Opportunity Grants from the Oregon Arts Commission. Couture has been granted residencies at Ucross Foundation, Djerassi Residency Artist Program, Jentel, PLAYA, The Studios at MASS MoCA, and ARIM.


Currently, Couture lives on seven acres in rural southern Oregon with her husband, daughter, and cat. She works out of a retrofitted 20-foot camper turned studio space located in her garden.

www.rcoutureart.com
Instagram: @reneemcouture