Renee Cao was born and raised in the heart of Corona, Queens in New York City. She is a 4th year undergraduate studying Studio Arts and Epidemiology at the University of Rochester. She is currently the assistant gallery/studio manager for Sage Art Center, creative director for Rochester Producers & Musicians, and marketing intern for The Center for Youth. She has interned as a teaching artist for art studio The Painted Cloud in Williamsburg, NYC. Her work has been featured in the ASIS Gallery of University of Rochester and Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics of the University of Rochester Medical Center. In her free time, Renee enjoys eating mangoes, buying candles, and going to concerts.