Renee is a traveling, Minneapolis based artist, working in the medium of analog photography. A graduate of the Columbia University MFA Directing/Screenwriting program, Renee is a trained and practiced visual creator. 

She was a film student who discovered the school’s basement darkroom. And like a movie theater, she knew within its deep dim emptiness, there was enough space to hold a universe.

Her photos share a cinematic quality that is inspired by her favorite filmmakers, including the transcendental visions of Terrance Malik, whose film is the namesake for her series, Days of Heaven. 

Renee’s work explores the wonder of spectacular beauty as a divine presence in our physical world.  Using light that speaks and colors from dreams, she makes sensational scenes of the great rapture and silent longing that together define our delicate existence. 

Contact Me:
reneempaiement@gmail.com
651-343-1661