Art Exhibits

Grene Jae

February 29 – April 30, 2024

Artist Carissa Sorenson hanging up her artwork at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake Wisconsin

Grene Jae’s style changes with her emotions, life changes, and whatever is going on in her heart and mind. Generally, she leans into more of an abstract, free flowing, expressive style. Depending on the medium she is using at any given moment, this can change. Sometimes, with graphite or pens for example, she likes to throw out some whimsical grotesque imagery. If she’s craving texture, you might find her grabbing some plaster and coming up with some satisfying abstract expressive work. Lately she has fallen in love with color, pattern, and carefree brushstrokes that fall onto the canvas easily and without worry. One of the main points of her process and the style of her art is that she’s generally fulfilling her own needs. Grene Jae’s art changes with her. They are the same.

Grene Jae grew up in a small town in central Wisconsin. If you ask her parents, they will tell you she’s been drawing since she was 18m old and has not stopped. When she thinks back on some of her earliest memories of who she was, and what she wants to be when she grows up, it has always been an Artist. She walked through childhood as a silly, emotional, creative kid. She ended up going to Art college for a moment when nothing else seemed to be on the right path. She went to American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL, where she immediately fell in love with the city. There, she suddenly felt included in something she was meant to do. She was only able to be there for one school year, because it was too expensive to go back. When she looks back on that time, she would not trade that moment for anything. After that, Grene Jae continued to draw and paint. She accumulated many skills from that time on, including but not limited to, crochet, jewelry making, mixed media sculpture, teaching and instructing, sewing/ fiber arts, block printing, and whatever else she found along the way to pick up and figure out. She creates with anything that feels good to create with. Grene Jae is on a journey of discovery. This journey will likely go on until she moves into the next life.

If you or someone you know is interested in having an exhibit at the Thrasher Opera House, please contact the office at 920.294.4279 or email info@thrasheroperahouse with subject: Exhibit Inquiry.