Reneé Schwaller

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Bio:

Reneé Schwaller’s main body of work consists of functional, beautifully hand-crafted pottery and clay sculpture with playful/folk like designs. Her entire collection of work is created from start to finish in the studio at her Door County, WI home/business, where she draws inspiration from her natural surroundings and the simple things that bring her joy. Reneé has her B.A. in communications from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her studies in pottery began after working at The Potters Wheel in Fish Creek, WI during the early 90’s. She studied pottery at The University of Minnesota-Minneapolis and the University of Hawaii. Reneé has exhibited her work at several juried and invitational shows throughout Wisconsin and has taught pottery workshops in and out of the state. She currently spends most of her time running her gallery, and in the studio making work at Off the Wheel Pottery. It is situated on an old farmstead her and her husband have renovated over the past 29 years. It is there, where they got married, opened a business, had two children, lots of dogs and cats, planted tons of trees and gardens, remodeled the house, granary, and barn and built a pottery studio. 

Education:

  • University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, BA in Communications 
  • University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Art Studies 
  • University of Hawaii, Art Studies 

Accomplishments: The purchase of two large pieces for the permanent collection at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI.; merit award at Art Street; honorable mention at the Frances Hardy Gallery; Symbolic Images in Clay solo show at The Fairfield Art Center; featured artist in Door County Magazine, Wisconsin Trails, and Door County Living; president of The Door County Potters’ Guild; Black and White Invitational Show at the Peninsula School of Art; a commissioned piece for the Door County Memorial Hospital in Sturgeon Bay, WI.; featured artist in the television show, Discover Wisconsin; featured artist at Fine Line Designs in Ephraim and the Margaret Lockwood Gallery in Sturgeon Bay, WI.; a permanent collaborative art piece at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center in Egg Harbor, WI; cover/featured artist for the 2024 Door/Kewaunee Arts Guidebook and workshop instructor.