Faculty Profile for Rand Adison Renfrow

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Rand Adison Renfrow
Lecturer — School of Art and Design
JCM 4103
phone: (512) 245-8140
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Rand Renfrow (b. 1988, Midland, TX) is an artist and educator from Austin, Texas. He received BFAs in Communication Design and Studio Art with an emphasis in printmaking in 2010 from Texas State University (San Marcos, TX). He also received an MFA in Studio Art in 2018 from Maine College of Art and Design (Portland, ME), where he was awarded the Presidential Scholarship. Renfrow utilizes the mediums of printmaking, drawing, bookmaking, and sculpture to create images and installations that encourage viewers to slow down and investigate the world around them. His work has been exhibited at the New York Art Book Fair and the Los Angeles Art Book Fair, and in exhibitions at Domy Books (Houston TX), Light Grey Art Lab (Minneapolis, MN), Space Gallery (Portland, ME), Land Gallery (Portland, OR), University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO), Freehold Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Flower Pepper Gallery (Pasadena, CA), and Blue Star Contemporary (San Antonio, TX). Renfrow is currently a lecturer at Texas State University in the Printmaking and Foundation departments, while also teaching various Graphic Novel and Illustration courses.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • A Place in the Park. 2023 Artists: Group (National)
  • Facade. 2023 Artists: Group
  • Three Ways of Knowing the Same Thing. 2022 Artists: 2 (State)
  • More Findings. 2020 Artists: Solo (International)
  • MFA Thesis Show. 2018 Artists: Group (International)

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Scholarship, Maine College of Art. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Self-Published Book, Domy Books. 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alumni Association Scholarship, Texas State University Alumni Association. 2008
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Academic Achievement Award, Texas State University College of Fine Arts and Communication. 2007
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mitte Foundation Scholarship, The Mitte Foundation. 2006