▁first ▁at ▁Queens ▁College , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁instance ▁with ▁V ac lav ▁V yt lac il , ▁and ▁Robert ▁Gold water ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁art . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Ren zi ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Ren zi ▁returned ▁to ▁Cooper ▁Union ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁not ably ▁with ▁Mrs ▁and ▁Mr ▁Harrison , ▁Morris ▁Kant or ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁Mars icano . ▁She ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁and ▁also ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁Hans ▁Hof mann ' s ▁teaching , ▁though ▁briefly . ▁Ren zi ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁shows ▁and ▁group ▁exhib itions , ▁especially ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( see ▁the ▁hidden ▁box ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁page ). ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁museum s ▁of ▁Europe , ▁she ▁works ▁to ▁fin ance ▁this ▁project . ▁Ren zi ▁taught ▁art ▁history ▁at ▁Hof stra ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 5 1 ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Ren zi ▁went ▁to ▁Cuba ▁and ▁stayed ▁there ▁one ▁year . ▁While ▁teaching , ▁she ▁disco vers ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁m ing led ▁with ▁the ▁arts ▁community , ▁thus ▁meeting ▁W if red o ▁Lam ▁and ▁his ▁art istic ▁universe . ▁The ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Ren zi ' s ▁work ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Back