RE:Collection
In Re:Collection, Anat Ronen gathers old photographs from the 1970s and ’80s, some from her childhood and others from strangers, and transforms them into a mural layered with paintings.
She paints them as she finds them: some faded photographs, others still vibrant, especially the slides. The shifts in color and material echo the fragile, changing nature of memory—what stays clear and what slips away. The exhibition invites us to reflect on this sense of impermanence, our attempts to hold on through the objects we keep, and the rituals of analog photography. Anat hopes viewers, too, might recognize traces of their own families in these images.
Born in Israel, Anat immigrated to the United States at age 38 and taught herself to paint, building a career from the ground up as a successful muralist. As her practice is mostly focused on commission work for clients, the Jones Artist Awards offered an opportunity to explore her own artistic voice.
Installed June 2024
Photos by Nikki Evans Photo
Anat Ronen
Featured images include:
- Red; 2025; Acrylic on canvas; 36” x 60”
- the beginning; 2025; Acrylic on wood panel; 20” x 20”
- un poquito mas; 2025; Acrylic on wood panel; 30” x 24”
- youth; 2025; Acrylic on canvas; 30” x 30”
- in daddy’s shoes; 2025; Acrylic on wood panel; 20” x 20”
- new beginnings; 2025; Latex and acrylic painted mural; 8’ x 8’ approx.
- joy; 2025; Acrylic on canvas; 24” x 24”
- the best place on planet earth; 2025; Latex and acrylic painted mural; 8’ x 8’ approx.
- little things; 2025; Latex and acrylic painted mural; 8’ x 8’ approx.
- happiness; 2025; Acrylic on wood panel; 20” x 20”