Renée Bott
Artist Bio Artist Work
Renée Bott’s work is based on the minute and detailed lines found in etchings and engravings from the 15th to 17th centuries. She collects her source materials from museums, antique print dealers, and private collections. Her process includes photographing the prints and using Photoshop to digitally modify the images, which serve as general outlines for my compositions.
Often, book pages provide the underlying armature for many of her works. She overlays the digitally enlarged image on top of the book pages, which are mounted to a canvas or backing material. The content of the text often offers inspiration for the image. Selectively lining out the text with paint or ink allows her to develop a composition that is woven into the text.
Some of the common themes found in Bott’s work are based on my appreciation for both engravings and handwritten cursive. She enjoys thinking about how both these art forms were ubiquitous tools for communication in the past and how obsolete they are today. She is also inspired by science and contemplation of the natural world.
Exhibitions
2025
CLARK GALLERY: Picture Books, Lincoln, MA
CHANDLER GALLERY: Position/Disposition, Mill Valley, CA
THE HUMMINGBIRD AND DRAGON GALLERY, Online Exhibition
CLARK GALLERY: New Year, New Work, Lincoln, MA
RIPPLES, UC Law School, San Francisco, CA
NEW ART NEW YEAR: KBM Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
REED MAGAZINE: Reed Magazine Issue 158
2024
ART MIAMI, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
ARTIST’S CHOICE, Artist’s Space, Online Exhibition
TRANQUIL and THANKFUL, October 2024 KBM Art Gallery
GROW, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
LOVELY LANDSCAPES, KBM Art Gallery
A CELEBRATION OF THE BOOK IN WORKS OF ART, 2024 Sun Valley Writers Conference: Words and Image
REPOSE, 2024 Seager Gray Gallery, Marin, CA
SHOW OFF YOUR ART 2024, KBM Art Gallery, Online Exhibition
LANDSCAPES ART SHOW, Grey Cube Gallery, Online Exhibition
ART OF THE BOOK, Seager Gray Gallery, Marin, CA
WORLD UNTAMED, Marin Society of Artists, Marin, CA
GREAT GREEN, KBM Art Gallery LLC, Riverside, CA
MOUNTAIN VIEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Mountain View, CA
ANIMALS IN ART, Gray Cube Art Gallery, Online Art Gallery
WOMEN IN ART, Las Laguna Art Gallery, LA
COLORS IN ART, Tiburon Library, Tiburon CA
BLUE: Artist Space, Online Art Gallery
2023
PICK ME, PICK ME, realART Agoura Hills, CA
OPEN, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
ABRAZO, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
BRAND 51, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
THE ART OF THE STORY, Village Theater Art Gallery, Danville, CA
Text Message, Shoebox Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art of the Book, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
More Than Mere Words, Singulart, Paris, France
Earth Day Invest In Our Planet, KBM Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
Women In Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Las Laguna, CA
Material Matters, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2022
Rejuvenation, Tiburon Library, Tiburon CA
Inventing Nature, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
The Best of the Best, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Art Of The Book, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Material Matters, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2021
Mt Si Artist Guild 2021 Juried Virtual Art Show, WA
New Works by Gallery Artists- Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2020 Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Challenging Times, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
Artist’s Vision 2021: Marin Society of Artists, Mill Valley, CA
Beautiful Possibilities: Woodwalk Gallery, Wisconsin
Art of the Book: Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Blue: O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
That Which Surrounds You: Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Women Making Their Mark: O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Oasis: Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2020
Between Worlds -Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley
Brand 48 - Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
The 2nd Half - Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
California Dreaming - Village Theater Art Gallery, Danville, CA
The de Young Open - de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Hope Is A Discipline - Moss Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2019
All in the Family - Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
14th Annual Art of the Book exhibition - Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Renée Bott & Deloss Webber: In Harmony - Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2018
Art/Act: Local – Natural Harmony, David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA
Material Matters, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, March 2018
13th Annual Art of the Book exhibition - Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Publications
April 2025: The Newly Arrived Chandler Gallery /‘Position / Disposition,’
January 202: Interview with Kenneth Caldwell / Communications for the Design Industry
May 2020: Claremont-Elmwood Social Magazine: Art in the time of Coronavirus
September 2021: Marin Independent Journal Lifestyles: Craving Connections