News
For current and upcoming exhibitions, visit this page.
Selected recent publications, reviews, features, articles:
(for all other recent news and events, including exhibitions, lectures and collaborations, please view my CV)
Co-created and designed an indie zine with new media artist Anna Spence. Issue 1, Volume 1 of W.I.P.zine to be released in June, 2017 for the Lesley University College of Art & Design MFA alumni.
Recent publications - The Write Place at the Write Time (spring issue) and forthcoming summer issue.
I was accepted into two juried, invitation-only printmaking exhibitions in Portugal: Global Print 3 (2017) and the 9th Douro Printmaking Biennial (2018).
The Hand Magazine - Issue #14
http://www.thehandmagazine.space/?page_id=2179
Featured Momentary Monuments and 1972, Before, from Poppy Transitory
Visiting artist at Butte College (solo exhibition, public artist talk, classroom demos), Oroville, CA. October, 2016.
Featured in the Desert Triangle Print Carpeta exhibition catalog, as master printer for Ruben Urrea. May, 2016.
http://deserttriangle.blogspot.com/2016/04/catalog.html
The Hand Magazine – Issue #11
https://thehandmagazine.wordpress.com/issue-11-purchase-and-artist-links/
Featured Mojave (always) from my Desert (Loss) series.
“Non-Image” appears in the January, 2016 issue of e-ratio
http://www.eratiopostmodernpoetry.com/issue22_Adams.html
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“This Uneven Tread” (art and poetry) appears in First Class Lit
http://firstclasslit.com/2015/12/28/this-uneven-tread-by-ren-adams/
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Winter, 2015 Issue of BROAD!
Features “Time Slowing Down” and “Suspension” (art and poetry)
Download the issue – http://broadzine.com/about/issues/y Gin
Live Streaming interview about Desert (Loss) series and methods of creating the work, KRQE News. Interview by David Romero.
Ruben Urrea Moreno (printed by Ren Adams) - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta, Sept. 2015
Art Patronage and Master Printing At New Grounds - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta: Ruben Urrea Moreno (Master Printer Ren Adams) - http://newgroundsprintworkshopandgallery.blogspot.com/2015/09/art-patronage-and-master-printing-at.html
Mutations in the Digital Desert - (Airbase, Moment 3) in Crack the Spine, Issue 114, May, 2014
The Oly Mountain Boys' bluegrass concept album, White Horse (2014) features five of my original paintings as part of a collaborative, transmedia storytelling experience. The White Horse CD boxed set contains the extended booklet with art and original writing. The paintings were produced in response to an early cut of the original music. White Horse is now available on Band Camp. Scroll down for the boxed version: http://olymountainboys.bandcamp.com/
The Hand Magazine, Issue #6 - October, 2014. http://thehandmagazine.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/issue-6-artist-selections-and-pre-sale/
Women in Art278 - March, 2014 - http://art278.blogspot.com/2014/02/March2014.htmlRead the magazine directly online: http://issuu.com/lieslmarelli/docs/wia278-mar (pg 41-42).
Sparrow (2008), Creation and Unity (2011), Meandering (2009), Winter Wonderland(2010) published in Derafsh-e Mehr - A Literary Journal in English #4, Winter-Spring (June 1, 2014) Issue. http://derafshemehr.wordpress.com/category/news/issue-winter-spring-2014/
Selected recent publications, reviews, features, articles:
(for all other recent news and events, including exhibitions, lectures and collaborations, please view my CV)
Co-created and designed an indie zine with new media artist Anna Spence. Issue 1, Volume 1 of W.I.P.zine to be released in June, 2017 for the Lesley University College of Art & Design MFA alumni.
Recent publications - The Write Place at the Write Time (spring issue) and forthcoming summer issue.
I was accepted into two juried, invitation-only printmaking exhibitions in Portugal: Global Print 3 (2017) and the 9th Douro Printmaking Biennial (2018).
The Hand Magazine - Issue #14
http://www.thehandmagazine.space/?page_id=2179
Featured Momentary Monuments and 1972, Before, from Poppy Transitory
Visiting artist at Butte College (solo exhibition, public artist talk, classroom demos), Oroville, CA. October, 2016.
Featured in the Desert Triangle Print Carpeta exhibition catalog, as master printer for Ruben Urrea. May, 2016.
http://deserttriangle.blogspot.com/2016/04/catalog.html
The Hand Magazine – Issue #11
https://thehandmagazine.wordpress.com/issue-11-purchase-and-artist-links/
Featured Mojave (always) from my Desert (Loss) series.
“Non-Image” appears in the January, 2016 issue of e-ratio
http://www.eratiopostmodernpoetry.com/issue22_Adams.html
.
“This Uneven Tread” (art and poetry) appears in First Class Lit
http://firstclasslit.com/2015/12/28/this-uneven-tread-by-ren-adams/
.
Winter, 2015 Issue of BROAD!
Features “Time Slowing Down” and “Suspension” (art and poetry)
Download the issue – http://broadzine.com/about/issues/y Gin
Live Streaming interview about Desert (Loss) series and methods of creating the work, KRQE News. Interview by David Romero.
Ruben Urrea Moreno (printed by Ren Adams) - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta, Sept. 2015
Art Patronage and Master Printing At New Grounds - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta: Ruben Urrea Moreno (Master Printer Ren Adams) - http://newgroundsprintworkshopandgallery.blogspot.com/2015/09/art-patronage-and-master-printing-at.html
Mutations in the Digital Desert - (Airbase, Moment 3) in Crack the Spine, Issue 114, May, 2014
The Oly Mountain Boys' bluegrass concept album, White Horse (2014) features five of my original paintings as part of a collaborative, transmedia storytelling experience. The White Horse CD boxed set contains the extended booklet with art and original writing. The paintings were produced in response to an early cut of the original music. White Horse is now available on Band Camp. Scroll down for the boxed version: http://olymountainboys.bandcamp.com/
The Hand Magazine, Issue #6 - October, 2014. http://thehandmagazine.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/issue-6-artist-selections-and-pre-sale/
Women in Art278 - March, 2014 - http://art278.blogspot.com/2014/02/March2014.htmlRead the magazine directly online: http://issuu.com/lieslmarelli/docs/wia278-mar (pg 41-42).
Sparrow (2008), Creation and Unity (2011), Meandering (2009), Winter Wonderland(2010) published in Derafsh-e Mehr - A Literary Journal in English #4, Winter-Spring (June 1, 2014) Issue. http://derafshemehr.wordpress.com/category/news/issue-winter-spring-2014/
Other Press
Anatomy of a Residency - MFA in Visual Arts, 2014
Video synopsis of the MFA in Visual Arts program at Lesley University. Features my critique space, shots of my work, one of my critiques in action, and footage of me drawing--plus abundant shots of my peer group and influential faculty. Video by Mark Tiewes.
Assorted Press
Reviews, Interviews and Features
Ruben Urrea Moreno (printed by Ren Adams) - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta, Sept. 2015
Art Patronage and Master Printing At New Grounds - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta: Ruben Urrea Moreno (Master Printer Ren Adams) - New Grounds Gallery Blog, Oct. 2015
Desert Triangle Print Carpeta - Master Printer Ren Adams, September, 2015
MFA in Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, June, 2015 - Lesley University, 2015
Review of Ren Adams' work at the Affordable Art Fair, NYC - Christie Scheele, April, 2015
Alchemy of Image - The Language of Information Space exhibition recap at New Grounds blog - October, 2014
Local Flavor Magazine - October, 2014
ArtSlant
Women in Art278 - March, 2014
Rio Rancho Art Association - January, 2014
Box of Jars, Volume 4 - Fall, 2013
Breakwater Review, Issue 9, Summer, 2013
Tribute Books has a highlight gallery of some of my work for Thumbing Through Thoreau. Check it out here
The Adirondack Review and Artist Bio, Spring 2013
Littlest Print Exchange, 2012
Local-IQ write-up, 2012
No-Press Prints, 2011
Metta Refuge Dharma Nuggets, Oct. 2011
WVU/UNM Student Print Exchange, May 20, 2011
Artist of the Week, Go Flying Turtle, April, 2011
Kauai Artist - International Chinese Calligraphic Arts Society Review, January, 2011
A Year of Craft - Ren Adams, January, 2011
Dreams are Necessary Blog, January 11, 2011
UNM News Room - exhibition commentary - 2010
Cataluna Designs - Wishful Wednesday - August 25, 2010.
Krafty Max Originals, Trusted Thursday - Featured Artist, June 24, 2010
Featured Item, Cat ACEO Card - Art and Sew Forth Blog, May 9, 2010
Nicole's Homemade Treats Blog, Featured Painting - May 7, 2010
"Pollen" Featured on the Manoa Road Blog, April 16, 2010
Featured in Sand Fibers Blog- Sunday, March 28, 2010
Featured Product - Trees in Winter - Nikki Moore Photography, March, 2010
The Hurley Edition - 2010
Featured product, Maneki Neko Print- PapaDesign, Jan. 2010
"Beyond Words." Aspiring Taoist, 2009
Interview by Nature Manipulated, August 24, 2009
Local Etsy Seller of the Week, July 21, 2008
Featured ACEO Card - Block Party Press, Feb. 22, 2008
Indie Reviews by the Muse, November 16, 2007
That's Headley, October 16, 2007
Personal Treasures, October 17, 2007
Oh, the Craftiness of Me, October 19, 2007
Le Miel et les Bonbons, October 13, 2007
Elektra Jewelry Design, October 13, 2007
Jewelry by Linda, October 27, 2007
Andy Mathis Blog, June 5th, 2007
YouTube Videos
International Japanese Calligraphic Society (Sumi Society North American Branch), 2011
Pirate Bob Talks about Ren Adams Art, 2010
Thumbing Through Thoreau, Promo Video Featuring Jay Luke, Ren Adams, 2010
Other
Albuquerque Artists
Thumbing Through Thoreau Featured Images Gallery
Ruben Urrea Moreno (printed by Ren Adams) - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta, Sept. 2015
Art Patronage and Master Printing At New Grounds - Desert Triangle Print Carpeta: Ruben Urrea Moreno (Master Printer Ren Adams) - New Grounds Gallery Blog, Oct. 2015
Desert Triangle Print Carpeta - Master Printer Ren Adams, September, 2015
MFA in Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, June, 2015 - Lesley University, 2015
Review of Ren Adams' work at the Affordable Art Fair, NYC - Christie Scheele, April, 2015
Alchemy of Image - The Language of Information Space exhibition recap at New Grounds blog - October, 2014
Local Flavor Magazine - October, 2014
ArtSlant
Women in Art278 - March, 2014
Rio Rancho Art Association - January, 2014
Box of Jars, Volume 4 - Fall, 2013
Breakwater Review, Issue 9, Summer, 2013
Tribute Books has a highlight gallery of some of my work for Thumbing Through Thoreau. Check it out here
The Adirondack Review and Artist Bio, Spring 2013
Littlest Print Exchange, 2012
Local-IQ write-up, 2012
No-Press Prints, 2011
Metta Refuge Dharma Nuggets, Oct. 2011
WVU/UNM Student Print Exchange, May 20, 2011
Artist of the Week, Go Flying Turtle, April, 2011
Kauai Artist - International Chinese Calligraphic Arts Society Review, January, 2011
A Year of Craft - Ren Adams, January, 2011
Dreams are Necessary Blog, January 11, 2011
UNM News Room - exhibition commentary - 2010
Cataluna Designs - Wishful Wednesday - August 25, 2010.
Krafty Max Originals, Trusted Thursday - Featured Artist, June 24, 2010
Featured Item, Cat ACEO Card - Art and Sew Forth Blog, May 9, 2010
Nicole's Homemade Treats Blog, Featured Painting - May 7, 2010
"Pollen" Featured on the Manoa Road Blog, April 16, 2010
Featured in Sand Fibers Blog- Sunday, March 28, 2010
Featured Product - Trees in Winter - Nikki Moore Photography, March, 2010
The Hurley Edition - 2010
Featured product, Maneki Neko Print- PapaDesign, Jan. 2010
"Beyond Words." Aspiring Taoist, 2009
Interview by Nature Manipulated, August 24, 2009
Local Etsy Seller of the Week, July 21, 2008
Featured ACEO Card - Block Party Press, Feb. 22, 2008
Indie Reviews by the Muse, November 16, 2007
That's Headley, October 16, 2007
Personal Treasures, October 17, 2007
Oh, the Craftiness of Me, October 19, 2007
Le Miel et les Bonbons, October 13, 2007
Elektra Jewelry Design, October 13, 2007
Jewelry by Linda, October 27, 2007
Andy Mathis Blog, June 5th, 2007
YouTube Videos
International Japanese Calligraphic Society (Sumi Society North American Branch), 2011
Pirate Bob Talks about Ren Adams Art, 2010
Thumbing Through Thoreau, Promo Video Featuring Jay Luke, Ren Adams, 2010
Other
Albuquerque Artists
Thumbing Through Thoreau Featured Images Gallery
Selected clippings, publications, ephemera:
