Joni Renee's art may not change your life, but it might change your mind.
Described as "intellectual, seductive, hurtful...somehow, inspiring" this Portland-based alto lives in a river of creation, with recent projects ranging from modern dance performances and painting shows to architectural and industrial design.
"In the Valley of Secrets", her debut album now available on iTunes, made headlines in Orange County after its 2011 release. Her songwriting stands apart in its biting honesty, hailed as "the breath of razor-sharp brutality that our generation's jeans-and-tans girly pop needs."
Joni studied performance art at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel as well as with the Guild of Bedouin Artists of Sinai in Egypt.
Her work is greatly influenced by Marina Abramović, Hila Yalon, and Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo.
Gallery Shows and Painting Exhibits
Dance and Performance Art
Described as "intellectual, seductive, hurtful...somehow, inspiring" this Portland-based alto lives in a river of creation, with recent projects ranging from modern dance performances and painting shows to architectural and industrial design.
"In the Valley of Secrets", her debut album now available on iTunes, made headlines in Orange County after its 2011 release. Her songwriting stands apart in its biting honesty, hailed as "the breath of razor-sharp brutality that our generation's jeans-and-tans girly pop needs."
Joni studied performance art at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel as well as with the Guild of Bedouin Artists of Sinai in Egypt.
Her work is greatly influenced by Marina Abramović, Hila Yalon, and Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo.
Gallery Shows and Painting Exhibits
- Planet Tnez, Anaheim, 2012
- Barbecue My Heart Gallery Exhibit, Santa Ana, 2011
- Graphite Forever, Fullerton, 2011
- Red Show, Santa Ana, 2011
- Paintings on Pianos, Costa Mesa, 2011
- Dia De Los Muertos Collective Exhibit, Santa Ana, 2011
- Dia De Los Muertos Collective Exhibit, Santa Ana, 2010
- Artists for Human Rights Exhibit, Santa Ana, 2010
- Looking Up, Santa Ana, 2010
- Printers and Lettermakers, Portland, 2009
Dance and Performance Art
- Chautauqua! Play and Choreography with Stacy Dawson Stearns at the Segerstrom/Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, 2012
- Museum of Contemporary Art annual Gala event performance and dance work with Marina Abramovic, Los Angeles, 2011
- String It Up human trafficking expo, Los Angeles, 2010
- Transportation Agents, Tel Aviv, 2008
- Some Present Dangers, Cairo, 2008
One of Joni's original works, a painted piano done as a commission for the Pacific Symphony of Orange County, California. This piano is now on display in the Artists' Village in Santa Ana.
