About the Artist

Jenée Rue Sastry is a photographic artist who currently lives in Louisville, KY. She received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley in history, is a certified User Experience practitioner, and recently received her BFA with honors from the Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville. Her interest in perception and cognition began in childhood and ultimately led to a career in Usability/Information Architecture, an interdisciplinary field whose purpose is to design systems that harmonize with how our minds work. She has helped Fortune 500 companies and startups alike to design experiences for over 20 years. Her images have been featured in The Courier-Journal, Today's Woman as well as several exhibits including in the international exhibit, My World is a Family, for which she won a jury award. In her continuing series, The Box Maker, Jenée’s passion for learning about the human mind has found a visual expression. Her current work explores the intersection of some of the analytical and mysterious aspects of cognition. 

Exhibitions & Publications

2017 –   ALL MEDIA 2017 – Juried, group show curated by artist Kim Abeles and Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Exhibition Program Coordinator of the Irvine Fine Arts Center - Irvine, CA
2016 –   Studio Open – Group show curated by Matt Distel, Exhibitions Director of The Carnegie - Covington, KY
2016 –   Artebella – Featured artist, guest curated by Miranda Lash, Curator of Contemporary Art, Speed Art Museum - Louisville, KY
2016 –   Blind Contours – Collaboration with poet, Robin LaMer Rahija. Curated by Chris Reitz, Assistant Professor of Critical & Curatorial Studies and Gallery Director at the Hite Art Institute - Zephyr Gallery - Louisville, KY
2015 –   Today’s Woman magazine (Feature Image)
2015 –   Photography Since the Millennium – Carnegie Center for Art & History - New Albany, IN
2014 –   FotoFocus Biennial - Cincinnati, OH
2013 –   The Courier-Journal newspaper (Feature Image, Arts Section)
2013 –   Embark – Weber Gallery - Louisville, KY
2013 –   Engaging the World – Hite Art Gallery - Louisville, KY
2012 –   Phoneography – 930 Gallery - Louisville, KY
2011 –    Día de los Muertos – Group show – Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft - Louisville, KY
2010 –   My World My Family - Perm, Russia (Jurors Prize: Best Moment)

Awards

2015 – Winthrop Allen Memorial Prize in Creative Art
2015 – Bill Fischer Award for Best Project
2014 – Highly Commended Award - Photographic Angle’s Competition: CAPTURING CULTURE
2010 – Jurors Prize: Best Moment - My World My Family