Resume/Statement
RESUME/STATEMENT
Rena J Hottinger
Artist— acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and digital photography
STATEMENT:
Born in Brooklyn, NY and with many years of experience in healthcare, Rena Hottinger has consistently balanced her career with a passion for the arts. Rena attended certificate programs in 1) Floral Design @ the NY Botanical Gardens, and 2) Massage Therapy in NJ. She also worked as Creative Designer for a working family farm in NJ and volunteered for ArtWorks, a foundation in NJ created to bring art expression to chronically ill children.
An award-winning artist & photographer, Rena now lives in the Poconos utilizing various mediums for free-style self-expression including watercolor, acrylic, oil, soft pastel, charcoal, ink, clay, collage, photography and floral design. Drawn to the world of the “abstract” she freely enjoys experimenting in this style particularly on larger canvas.
Appreciating Buddhist philosophy, she explains that “creating art” is a virtue of wholesomeness, an exploration of truth, and a contribution to a meaningful life that benefits all. Rena contends that everything happens in the moment —including creating and appreciating art!
ART EXHIBIT/SHOW PARTICIPATION:
2017:
1) Castle Inn Holiday Group Show(Non-Juried), Delaware Water Gap PA
December 2016—January 2017
2) “Night Watch” Juried Group Show, Narrowsburg NY
January – February 2017
3) Chant Gallery “Hemlock Farms Artists” Group Show(Non-Juried), Lords Valley PA
June 2017
4) SteerBarn @ Hemlock Farms Display SOLO Show(Non-Juried), Lords Valley PA
August – October 2017
5) “Biannual Artists’ Tour”(Non-Juried), Hemlock Farms, Lords Valley PA
August 2017
6) Chant Gallery “Come Paint With Me/Plain Air” Group Show(Non-Juried), Lords Valley PA
October – November 2017
7) DVAA “Art in Sixes”Group Show (Non-Juried), Narrowsburg NY
October – December 2017
8) “Small Works: Spaces” Group Show(Juried), Pocono Arts Council, ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg PA
Fall/2017
9) “Art that Dreams Are Made Of” Group Show(Non-Juried), Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery, Delaware Water Gap PA
Fall/2017
10) “Autumn” Group Show(Juried), Pocono Arts Council ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg PA
Fall of 2017
11) Renegade Winery, Group Show(Non-Juried), Stroudsburg PA
2X/2017
12) “Celebration of the Arts(COTA)” Group Show(Juried), Castle Inn, Delaware Water Gap PA
Fall of 2017
2018:
13) Pocono Cinema “Spark Joy” Group Show(Non-Juried), east Stroudsburg PA
December 2017 – January 2018
“14) Grey Towers Annual Group Holiday Show”(Non-Juried), Grey Towers, Milford PA
December 2017 – January 2018
15) NoMads Land Gallery Ongoing Group Exhibit(Non-Juried), Milford PA
January — August 2018
16) “Winter” Group Show(Non-Juried), RVAG, SUNY Orange Community College, Middletown NY
January – Feburary 2018
17) “American Identity” Multiple Pocono Area Groups Show(Non-Juried), Northampton Community College(NCC), Tannersville PA
February – May 2018
18) Wayne Memorial Hospital SOLO Exhibit, Honesdale, PA **Approval Awarded for this exhibit by Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA)
June – October 2018
19) “Art as Spirituality” Group Show(Juried), ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg PA
April 2018
20) PAC Member Group Show(Juried), ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg, PA
May 2018
21) Renegade Winery Spring Group Show(Non-Juried), Stroudsburg, PA
August 2018
22) Nature & Geometry Group Show(Juried), ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg
July 2018
23) “River Show”, Juried Group Show, Dutot Gallery, Delaware Water Gap PA
July 2018
24) 4th Annual Collage Exhibit—Recent Works (Non-Juried), Northampton Community College, Dunning Gallery, Tannersville PA
August 2018
25) “Free Spirits” Art Exhibit—Total of 3 Artists’ Work—Dutot Museum & Gallery, Delaware Water Gap PA
September – October 2018
From late 2016 through 2020, there has been & will continue to be ongoing participation with the above listed galleries & venues which include the following: 1). Pocono Arts Council & Renegade Winery in Stroudsburg PA, 2). Northampton Community College in Tannersville PA, 3). Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale PA & other Wayne County Arts Alliance venues, 4). SUNY Orange Community College in Middletown NY, 5). RVAG in Port Jervis NY—ART ABOUT TOWN Program with 5 locations, 6). Dutot Museum & Gallery in Delaware Water Gap PA, 7). DVAA Gallery in Narrowsburg NY, 8). Chant Realty Gallery in Lords Valley PA, 9). AFA Gallery in Scranton PA, 10). Hemlock Farms Artists’ Tour in Lords Valley PA, 11). The ARTery Gallery in Milford PA and many others.
26) 10/6/2018, FIRST PLACE Winner for PHOTOGRAPHY submitted for “Contrasts: Dark & Light” Exhibit, ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg PA
October 2018
27) “Holiday Show,” Non- juried & Group, Upfront Gallery, Port Jervis NY
December 2018
28) “Beautiful Spaces” Art Exhibit, Total of 2 Artists’ work—Shakespere & Assoc. Gallery Milford PA
November – December 2018
2019:
29) “Promise of Spring” Group Show, Chamber of Commerce Gallery, Carbondale PA
March — April 2019
30) “HeARTS of Art” Group Show, Renegade Winery, Stroudsburg PA
January – February 2019
31) “Along the Path of 2 Artists” Art Show, Total of 2 Artists’ Work, Chant Realty Gallery, Lords Valley PA
March – April 2019
32) Orange County Arts Council(OCAC) Member Show, Thorn Willow Institute, Newburgh NY
March 2019
33) “Stretching the Limits, Spring Show” Group Show, Renegade Winery, Stroudsburg PA
March – April 2019
34) “Spring Show,” Non-Juried Group, Castle Inn Gallery, Castle Inn, Delaware Water Gap PA
Spring & Summer of 2019
35) Pocono Arts Council:
#1) Companion(Juried & Group) Art Exhibit for Earth Speaks, Northampton Community College, Tannersville PA April 2019
#2) Member Annual Group Show, Stroudsburg PA June 2019
36) “Art By Rena Hottinger” SOLO Show, sponsored by Pocono Center for the Arts, Shawnee Inn, Shawnee on the Delaware PA July 2019
37) ART ABOUT TOWN “Summer Show”, Sponsored by River Valley Artist Guild, SOLO Photography Exhibit @ Bon Secours Hospital, Port Jervis NY Summer of 2019
38) “Art in Bloom & Verse” Juried Group Exhibit, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg NY – Weekend Exhibit with Performance(of verse/poetry) July 2019
39) “Riv 16—Romance of Water”, Juried Group Show w/panel discussion, Dutot Gallery, Delaware Water Gap PA July 2019
40) “Plein Air in Milford,” Non-juried Group Session & Show, Milford & Shohola PA
41) “Peace, Love, Music and Art Exhibition,” Juried Group Show, Bertoni Store & Gallery, Warwick NY, Summer of 2019
42) “Biannual Artists’ Tour”, Non-juried Show in Hemlock Farms, Lords Valley PA August 2019
43) “Fly the Coop!” Event, Non-juried auction fundraiser sponsored by Barryville Area Arts Association in Shohola PA Summer of 2019
44) “5th Annual Pocono Collage Art Exhibition”, Juried Group show, Northampton Community College Tannersville Campus (Dunning Gallery), Tannersville PA Summer of 2019
45) Dingman Library SOLO Exhibit of Paintings & Photography, Sponsored by Pike County Public Library, Milford PA September – October 2019
46) “Celebration of the Arts” or COTA Juried Group Show, art weekend exhibit, Delaware Water Gap PA September 2019
47) Art Auction & Fundraiser for Green Trees Early Learning Center, Juried & Group participation, 403 Broad St, Milford PA December 2019
48) 3rd Annual WCAA “Art Under $100” Art Sale, Dorflinger Factory Museum, White Mills PA December 2019
49) “Recent Works,” Non- juried Group Show, Pocono Arts Council, Merlot n Picasso Studio Gallery, Peddlers Village, Tannersville PA
December 2019
50) “Art in Sixes” Juried Group Show, DVAA, Narrowsburg NY
December, 2019
51) “5th Annual Photography Group Exhibit”, Pocono Arts Council, Pocono Cinema & Arts Center, East Stroudsburg PA
November — December, 2019
52) “Black Canvas Exhibition,” Non- juried Group Show, Origins Gallery, Stroudsburg PA
December, 2019
2020:
53) “Member Show”, AFA Artists for Art, AFA Gallery, Scranton PA
December 2019 — January 2020
54) ART ABOUT TOWN “Winter Spirits” Program, Sponsored by River Valley Artists Guild, featuring a) SOLO Show @ Port Jervis Free Library AND b) Group Show @ GIO’s Gelato Café, Port Jervis NY
December 2019 — Summer of 2020
55) “Photography by Rena Hottinger”, Hemlock Farms Realty, Lords Valley, PA
Ongoing Display, August 2019 thru Present
56) “Immigration: An American Story,” Juried Group Show, Northampton Community College, Dunning Gallery, Tannersville PA
January, 2020 — Summer of 2020
57) “Celebration of Art” Juried Group Exhibit featuring one painting & one photograph, Artery Gallery, Milford PA
February, 2020
58) “Sketch Book Contest”, Annual & Juried, Sponsored by Wayne County Arts Alliance, Honesdale PA January, 2020 – Accepted for 2018 & 2020 Sketchbooks used to promote membership: Submitted entry for 2021
59) “Transition in Time,” SOLO Exhibit, Marquis Art & Frame, Scranton PA
February 2020
60) “Earth Speaks VI” Juried Group Show, Sponsored by Lehigh Valley & Pocono Arts Regional Alliances, Northampton Community College, Dunning Gallery, PA
– 2 entries(one painting & one photograph) ACCEPTED for upcoming exhibit @ NCC for Summer 2020
– Virtual Exhibition hosted by www.poconoarts.org thru Summer 2020
61) “Painters & Poets” Juried Group Show, sponsored by Barryville Arts Alliance, Shohola PA
– One painting ACCEPTED for April 2020 —-VIRTUAL Show thru Summer 2020
– Virtual Exhibition w/YouTube video of poetry matched to paintings(Opening reception w/ performance)
62) “Wayne County Arts Alliance 1st Member Gallery Show” Juried Group Member Show, Sponsored by WCAA, Missing Pieces(2nd floor), Honesdale PA
July—August, 2020
63) “Spectra & Space” Group Show(with 5 artists), Sponsored by Artists for Art, AFA Gallery, Scranton PA
July—August, 2020
64) “Present Tense – Beyond Words” Group Exhibition sponsored by Pocono Arts Council, Stroudsburg PA
August – September. 2020
65) “Member Group Show” Sponsored by Pocono Art Council, Stroudsburg PA
September – October, 2020
66) “6th ANNUAL Photography Group Exhibit” Sponsored by Pocono Arts Council, Pocono Cinema in East Stroudsburg, PA
November – January 7, 2020
67) Exhibition of Original Artwork @ Tess Art Gallery Narrowsburg, NY
September – November 2020
68) Art Under $100, Virtual Gallery and Physical Galleries, Sponsored By WCAA,
Novermber – December 2020
69) “Art in Sixes”, Juried Group Show, Virtual Gallery and Physical Show, DVAA, Narrowsburg, NY
December, 2020
70) “Havest Dream Invitational”, Sponsored By Hazelton Art League Group Juried Show,
November 2020
2021:
71) Festive Floral Display” SOLO Show of Paintings & Photography, Sponsored by 3 Hammers Winery, 3 Hammers Art Gallery, Hawley PA Scheduled for May of 2021
72) Solo Exhibit @ Bar Pazzo in downtown Scranton PA
– Scheduled for May of 2021
73) “Signature—Art That Defines” Juried Group Show, Sponsored by The Chamber Gallery, Carbondale PA
– 4 paintings ACCEPTED
– Upcoming Show TBA for 2020—2021
PROFESSIONAL MEMBER AFFILIATIONS:
1) Wayne County Arts Alliance(WCAA)
2) Pocono Arts Council(PAC)
3) River Valley Arts Guild(RVAG)
4) Delaware Valley Arts Alliance(DVAA)
5) Orange County Arts Council(OCAC)
6) Artists For Art(AFA)