Renée Pinto’s 2007 show “When I grow up I want to be a dancer…” is a tribute to the art of dance.

Having worked in the entertainment industry, as well as growing up surrounded by her many dancer friends, Renée’s latest exhibition is one which portrays the beauty & femininity of dance.

Having been surrounded by the art of dance her whole life, yet not a dancer herself, Pinto wanted to create the beauty & softness that she relates to the word dance.

“I wanted to show the softer side of dance. With my painting, I am noted for very feminine, soft & tranquil pieces and I wanted to show that element in this photographic story of dance.”

Renée photographed two dancers from the Brent Street School of Performing Arts. These images were shot in an old warehouse studio, where she wanted to create simple lines with the dancers & accentuate the beautiful colours & mood of the old studio.

“It was quite an amusing shoot, as I was not up to speed with all the dance terms, so had to demonstrate exactly what I was after – which would have been very amusing for professionally trained dancers like the two in my shoot. I can honestly say when I grew up I didn’t become a dancer!”

Simplicity is what this exhibition is all about. The works create their own mood with great movement, which is enhanced by the dark mood of the photographs.

Renée Pinto Children’s Clothing Launch – Opening Night of “When I grow up I want to be a dancer…” Exhibition

Renée Pinto has transformed her original paintings into gorgeous fabrics for a new take on girl’s clothing. Her first range of dresses, skirts & tee’s were created by using two of her original paintings; ‘Floating Iris’ & ‘Pastel Garden’ – which were exhibited at Blender three years ago.

The Renée Pinto clothing range is a fresh & original look at girl’s clothing, which could also in a sense be considered wearable art.

Renée Pinto was born in Sydney Australia and has been painting & dabbling in photography from a young age. She began her creative journey working in the entertainment industry as a professional make-up artist, as well as studying theatre at various Sydney schools.

Renée’s previous solo shows include ‘Poppies in Bloom’ –2002, ‘Wallflowers’ – 2003, ‘Untitled’ – 2004, ‘All Things Pink’ – 2005. In 2004 Renee was one of 20 Australian Artists involved with in a group show for World Aids Day in conjunction with MAC Cosmetics, which was held at Orson & Blake.