About
Renée Guercia grew up in Oyster Bay, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. Always drawn to the water, she spent her summers in Southampton, New York. From an early age, she exhibited a natural talent for the arts, painting and sketching instinctively without formal training. At just 12 years old, she became a published poet, showcasing her innate creative abilities.
Renée is fluent in various artistic media and techniques, working with oils, acrylics, watercolors, and digital art. Her work is deeply personal, inspired by moments and emotions that leave a lasting impact.
“Things affect me,” she shares. “And it is with my art that I express this — always with something that somehow touches my soul.”
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A longtime surfing enthusiast, Renée draws immense inspiration from the ocean’s strength and beauty. Her deep connection to the water serves as the foundation for her Ocean Series, where she captures the movement and tranquility of the sea in her work.
Renée’s Butterfly Series was born from a deeply personal and unexpected emotional journey.
Her father, Joseph Guercia, was a prominent athletic facilities installer in the 1970s and 1980s, working on major international projects such as the US Open tennis courts, the Olympic Stadium in Greece, and The World’s Fair in New York. In January 2010, while preparing for an athletic installation in Haiti, he tragically lost his life in the catastrophic earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince. Renée had spoken to her father just minutes before the disaster.
Devastated by the loss, Renée and her siblings found comfort in their conversations about their father. Each time they reminisced, butterflies would appear, fluttering around them.
“From then on, whenever we saw butterflies, we called them ‘Dad.’”
The Butterfly Series remains Renée’s most heartfelt body of work, each piece carrying deep personal significance. Interestingly, she later discovered that in many cultures, butterflies symbolize the soul. In Greek mythology, Psyche, often depicted as a butterfly, represents love and the eternal connection of the soul.
Angel Nelson
Editor
Allan Campbell
Curator
Diana Leach
Editor
Danny Bennett
Professional associate
Renée’s work seeks to evoke inspiration through nature and serenity. Each piece is a unique expression of color and technique, with an ethereal quality that captivates admirers.
“Much like falling in love, nothing captures the soul and creates a sensation like art. When something can reach you just by sight, it can be enrapturing and transport you to different places in your mind. As an artist, I find myself zoned into my own world when I paint. My mind travels in and out of all kinds of emotions that I hopefully convey onto my canvas. It is passion, love, wanderlust, and beauty, all wrapped up in one. And this is how we create art…” – Renée Guercia
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