Born in New York City. Studied art with Rufino Tamayo at Dalton, Camillo Egas at The New School, and Jean Liberte at the Art Students Leagueýall in New York City. Also received art training from Robert Friemark and Guy Pallazola at the Crystal Lake Art Center, Frankfort, Michigan, and from the Swiss impressionist, Hanseggar. Taught sculpture at Interlochen National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan. A painter and sculptor, the fluid lines characteristic of her style are sometimes organized into abstract compositions, but more often she avoids the purely non- objective and is primarily concerned with conveying the emotional essence of a subject or landscape through form and color. She assisted her late husband Roy Sparkia in designing and creating the Empire State Building illuminated panels depicting the 7 wonders of the world, and the 8thýthe Empire State Building. These 5ý x 7ý crystal resin and stained glass panels were installed in the lobby in 1963. Renee Nemerov is the daughter of artist David Nemerov, sister of Howard Nemerov, former Poet Laureate of the United States, and noted photographer Diane Arbus. She is now married to artist Tom Brown
18 Comments
Sandra S. Corona 03 May 2013
Applause!Terry Bassett 03 Mar 2006
Looks to be a great sculpture Renee.. could do with a larger picture though.. :-)Christine brand 14 Dec 2005
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCULPTED WORK...WISH YOU WOULD HAVE UPLOADED IT LARGER AND WITH A DETAILED SHOT...WOULD LOVE TO VIEW THE EXTRA ADDED TOUCHES OF LIFE TOO.Julie Mayser 09 May 2005
Wonderfully done. Such emotion has been captured.Billy Lewis 06 May 2005
Wow. very impressive workJoel Hunt 03 Apr 2005
Very nice sculpture. Very realistic and detailed.Justin Lanier 04 Feb 2005
wow, how large is this, it's very detailedKay L. Schlagel 16 Jan 2005
I envy those who can sculpt. I can only imagine what it must feel like to have the ability to thisMaggi Carstairs 02 Jan 2005
I love metals and bronzes and this is a very skillful carving indeedM.L. Harrell 15 Oct 2004
Amazing sculpture. It has a lot of expression.Asia S. 05 Oct 2004
this is very well doneTabitha Borges 03 Sep 2004
Love her hair...Thomas Herring 02 Aug 2004
I think sculpture is a hard subject to do. This one pulled it off wonderfully.S. Currier 21 Jul 2004
This is a nice Statue. The eyes are haunting!Ed Fairburn 21 Jul 2004
great piece - you must have a lot of skill to sculpt this!David R Wallace 26 Jun 2004
nicerichard wynne 21 Jun 2004
very good i wish the image was largerTyler Warren 20 Jun 2004
overall real good, the eyes kind of freak me out though.