About

North Carolina artist Renee Holliday uses feminist thought and action to create wearable body adornment and drawings. Utilizing traditional metalsmithing skills and hand sewing techniques, Renee combines discarded clothing and abandoned textiles to create wearable objects that subvert existing expectations of motherhood and femininity. Gathering her materials from thrift shops and secondhand stores allows her to honor her middle-class upbringing while also gleaning other’s unwanted goods. For Renee, the deconstruction of clothing creates a metaphorical and physical space of healing through the garments demise and is fully realized in her contemporary jewelry.

Renee's work has been shown regionally throughout North and South Carolina and at the Fuller Projects in Bloomington, Indiana. Outside of the studio, Renee owns a small business with her partner and is a mother of two.