Rene Johansen is an artist living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. Her frequent travels to The United Kingdom influence her search into landscapes 

‘My paintings seek to explore the essence of land, place, and belonging. Their dreamlike qualities reference a place one cant quite put their finger on but inherently know. It speaks to the connection that we as humans hold with the landscape.
Our relationship with the natural world is often strained in society, keeping and developing networks is vital to my process.

The process often starts with an intense searching for scenes within a landscape. This takes place in everyday life, collecting visual imagery as I go. I then go back to my studio and work largely from the memory of these scenes. This gives me the chance to reinterpret the landscape, focussing on the areas of genius loci or the spirit of the place.

The hazy paintings allow one to lose themselves in a mental reverie. Like a daydream, they are open to individual interpretation.’

 

Education
2011-2017 Bachelor in Visual Arts, University of South Africa
2007- 2009 Higher National Diploma in Multi-Media Journalism, Edexcel

Solo Displays
Whow Studios, Curiosities of Wandering 2017, 4th year Unisa work, Durbanville

Group shows
ArtB Gallery, UNISA 3rd and 4th level Visual Arts Show 2015, Bellville

Association of Arts Pretoria, Sasol New Signatures 2016, Pretoria

AVA Gallery, UNISA Graduate Show 2016, Cape Town

Whow Studios, Traces 2017, Durbanville

AVA Gallery, Cape Town Salon 2017, Cape Town

State of the Art, August 2018, Cape Town

Awards
Sasol New Signatures finalist 2016