About the Artist
Hi, my name is Rylee, and I am a fine artist! I am a senior painting major at SCAD and am on track to graduate in late May 2025. My studio is currently based in Savannah on campus as we finish the quarters.
My most significant influence on the arts has been my Noni (grandmother). As a little girl, I was thrust into art as I watched her run her photography business and create paintings on the side. My goal is to create art that inspires our inner child and brings a sense of nostalgia.
Bio
Rylee Breese (b.2002) is an American Contemporary painter from Covington, Georgia. She is known for portraying the adult body by interacting with childhood objects in an over-saturated palette. Through the guidance of her grandmother, a painter and photographer, Rylee’s love for art and experimentation with materials was nurtured. Nostalgia is crucial in her work as she differentiates her memories from reality by unique forms and distorted bodies. She is attending Savannah College of Art and Design, pursuing a career in painting and entrepreneurship.
Instagram @breesy_fresa
Email - ryleebreeseart@yahoo.com
Artist Statement
Experience is a virtue, and our dreams may become our reality, no matter how distorted they become. Through colorful objects and dreamlike palettes, my art conveys the transgression between the adult body and childhood nostalgia. Specific memories stay with us through adulthood as daydreams or flashes of color and have the potential to define major life choices. Who we are today stems from what we used to play with as children and how our imagination saw us within that smaller world. My concept explores the uncomfortable line between a child’s toy and the adult body interacting with said toys through physical interaction or environments. These echoes of the past slowly transform the physical appearance of objects and bodies into a warped image of maturity and immaturity.
CV/Resume
Education
2025 BFA in Painting & Business Entrepreneurship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (expected graduation: May 2025)
2021 Fine Arts Seal, High School Degree, Heritage High School, Conyers, GA
Teaching Experience
2024 Visiting Artist: Conceptual Art Class, Sun City: Del Webb Active Adult Communities, Griffin, Ga
2023 Visiting Assistant Artist: Glass Angel Class, Sun City: Del Webb Active Adult Communities, Griffin, GA