Canopy Collective I
"Canopy Collective I" consists of 5 independent artists: Rebecca Bennett, Ann Flemings, Norah Levine, Julie Pelaez, and Karen Woodward, who show out of Canopy Austin, a creative arts hub located at 916 Springdale Rd, Austin, Texas. Their combined experience covers a range of mediums and subject matters from abstract to whimsical to representational.
REBECCA BENNETT
Bennett’s lifelong passion for art began in her childhood, and she has been studying and refining her craft ever since. She has lived in several different states across the country, which has allowed her to experience and draw inspiration from a diverse range of landscapes and cultures.
After settling in Austin, Texas over 25 years ago, Bennett’s artistic career began to flourish. She began exhibiting her work in galleries and art shows throughout the country, and quickly developed a following for her striking and original style.
Her paintings can be found in private collections throughout the United States and abroad.
Today, Bennett continues to create stunning and thought-provoking works of art from her studio in Austin, Texas. Her dedication to her craft and her unique artistic vision have cemented her place as a talented and respected artist in the contemporary art world.
@rebeccabennettartworks
www.rebeccabennettartworks.com
ANN FLEMINGS
Ann Flemings is a contemporary abstract painter based in Austin, Texas. Her journey as an artist began at age seven, painting with her grandmother at the kitchen table—an experience that sparked a lifelong passion. Inspired by nature and her meditation practice, she creates serene, balanced compositions in acrylics that invite calm and reflection. Flemings’ intuitive layering technique, marked by subtle contrasts of light and dark, results in art that radiates peaceful energy.
Her work has earned recent accolades: *Give My Heart a Listen* received an Honorable Mention at Texas State University's Big Show in 2024, and *Coming Through to the Other Side* was featured in Saatchi Art's New This Week collection. Her artwork It’s All a Puzzle was chosen by Wexel Art and distributed through HomeGoods in 2023 for retail print sales. Flemings’ art has also been displayed in prominent juried exhibitions, including Austin City Hall’s People’s Gallery, The Femme Abstract at Austin Springdale Gallery, and Celebrating Women Artists at Alaris Gallery in Kansas City, MO.
Flemings’ working studio is located at Canopy, where she actively coordinates the monthly Open Canopy studio events, engaging with a community of 75 artists in this vibrant creative complex.
@ann_flemings_art
www.flemingsart.com
NORAH LEVINE
Norah Levine is a fine artist based in Austin, Texas. With a bachelor's degree in photography and over 15 years of experience as a professional portrait photographer, Norah incorporates original photographic elements of animals and nature into many of her pieces, which are crafted with beeswax, resin, and pigments. Her artwork has been privately collected and commissioned nationwide and sold in galleries and retail locations in the Austin, TX area and Santa Fe, NM.
@norahlevine
norahlevine.com
JULIE PELAEZ
KAREN WOODWARD