Artist bio
Adam Tenorio is a Swiss-American visual artist currently living in Utrecht, Netherlands. Tenorio uses multimedia installations to experiment with themes surrounding, loss of identity, the images' affect on time, and deceit as a result of nostalgia. Tenorio is an art historian and has worked in the Drew University Special Collections Archive as an archival assistant, graphic designer, and public lecturer. His research examines the relationships between traditional artisan practices and cultural identity in pre-modern societies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Drew University, 2018
Majors: Art History, Studio Art
Minors: Photography, Media/Film and Communication Studies
Madison, NJ
Awards/Grants
Annual Presidential Purchase Prize 2018
M1, Digital Animation with video, 3:32, 2018
Departmental Prize for Excellence in Art, 2017
Do you Really See? found footage video, 2:59, 2017
Exhibition
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Korn Gallery
Drew University, Madison NJ, 2018
Student Exhibition, Korn Gallery,
Drew University Madison NJ, 2014-2017
Professional Experience
Rich Media Image Collection Specialist, UK- France
Gracenote, A Neislon Company! Amsterdam, NL 2018-2019
Documentary Practice Teaching Assistant ,
Drew University, Madison NJ, 2018
Exhibition and Collections Assistant, Drew University Special Collections
Drew University, Madison NJ, 2017-2018
Darkroom Technician, Dorothy Young Center for the Arts
Drew University, Madison NJ, 2015-2016
Digital Lab Technician, Dorothy Young Center for the Arts
Drew University, Madison NJ, 2014-2016
Gallery and Studio Assistant, Korn Gallery
Drew University, Madison NJ, 2014-2016
Teaching Experience
Guest lecturer, ARTH-243 History of Photography,
Drew University Special Collections, Madison NJ, 2018
Guest lecturer, ARTH-301 Greek and Roman Art,
Drew University Special Collections, Madison NJ, 2017
Guest lecturer, ANTH-311 Archeological Method and Theory,
Drew University Special Collections, Madison NJ, 2017
Guest lecturer, HIST-210 Historical Research Methods,
Drew University Special Collections, Madison NJ, 2017
Public Lecture
Things You Don’t Need to Know, WMNJ Internet Radio,
Madison NJ, 2017-2018.
En Garde! Art of the Weapon, Drew University Special Collections,
Out of the Vault series: Madison NJ, 2017.
You Have What? Oddities in the Archives, Drew University Special Collections,
Out of the Vault series: Madison NJ, 2017.
Volounteer Service
President, Drew University Art History Association, 2017-2018
Member, Spirituality Theme House, 2016-2018
Projects
A Bell Krater at Drew University: Iapygia and Red-Figure Vase Painting in Fourth Century Apulia
Drew University Special Collections, 2017-2018
From Iron Sand To Steel Soul: The Art of Japanese Sword-Making and Swordsmanship as a Living Memorial to Japanese Identity through religious priming, symbolic interactionism and collective enculturation,
Drew University Special Collections, United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History, 2017
Languages
French (native speaker)
English(native speaker)
Dutch(Beginning)
Technical Skills
Adobe - Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Premiere Pro CC, Lightroom CC, InDesign CC, Audition CC, Media Encoder CC, After Effects CC
Website builders - Artstor, Shared Shelf, Omeka,
Microsoft Suite - Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Google - Drive, Spreadsheets, Slides, Calendar, Docs
Operating systems - macOS, Windows 7, Windows 8
Analog- black and white darkroom, woodshop equipment, oil paint, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, chalk pastel