About the Artist
Renee Kahn
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Renee Kahn Memorial Charity Retrospective
Honoring a Life of Art, Legacy and Impact
June 21-28, 2026
Pearlstine Social Hall, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE)
90 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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The remaining artwork is available through charitable donation. Proceeds benefit three organizations that were especially meaningful to Renée: KKBE, the International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA), and TEDxCharleston.
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RENEE'S GOAL WAS TO CREATE THE MAXIMUM INTENSITY USING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MEANS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SIMPLICITY IS FOR THE VIEWER TO FOCUS ON BODY LANGUAGE AND THE COLORS AND DESIGN OF THE PAINTING.
COLOR RENDERING EMOTION IS A PRIME INGREDIENT OF HER WORK.
Renee Abend Kahn was born in New York City in 1945. She started painting at a young age and attended the Art Student’s League of New York and the High School of Music and Art. She majored in art at The City College of New York and went to Brown University for her Masters of Arts in Teaching.
Renee Kahn lived in Charleston, SC where she exhibited her fine art nationally as well as throughout South Carolina. Ms. Kahn exhibited in Jaffa, Israel March, 2010. The name of the show was Eternal Eve. She has also exhibited in the 23rd International Juried Show of Viridian Artists in New York City, in the International Society of Experimental Artists in PA. , Fl. and Michigan. and is a signature member of ISEA. She has also exhibited in China with the Missouri Watercolor Society and in the United States with the Acrylic Painters of the USA.
Ms. Kahn’s artwork has appeared in the book, Transparent Watercolor by Inessa Derkatsch, in the cd, Revealing World Religions by Cynthia Eller and also in a lexicon of Jewish artists written by Hedwig Brenner.
Ms. Kahn started the group of artists known as the Charleston ProfessionalArtists Association which meets regularly to discuss art and exchange information.
Ms. Kahn’s conceptual approach to the figure has been molded by memories, emotions and reactions to body language and by customs from around the world. She expresses her emotions through body language, design and color. Her themes are family, religion, relationships, motherhood and life’s passages.
