Edda Renouf

Edda Renouf (born 1943) is an American painter and printmaker.

Early life

Renouf was born in Mexico City. She attended Sarah Lawrence College, graduating with a B.A. and earned her M.F.A. from Columbia University, where she studied under the abstract expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart.

Career

Renouf is known for altering the surfaces of canvas or paper before applying paint. She removes fibers from these materials or cuts into their surfaces, next adds pigment, and finally sands down the applied medium to bring the alternations she has made out to the forefront. The resulting lines or other marks that appear in the final surface of the work of art call attention to the underlying texture of the surface. While their grid-like compositions suggest a formal relationship with the work of Agnes Martin, Renouf's derives from a technique and method that is unique from her contemporary.

She has exhibited in both America and Europe, living and working in New York and Paris since 1972. Renouf's first solo art exhibition was held at the Yvon Lambert Gallery, a prestigious art gallery in Paris, in 1972.

Collections

Renouf's works are held in the collections of the Blanton Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the CU Art Museum at the University of Colorado Boulder, and the Walker Art Center.