Ruben Olguin
website Albuquerque, NM, United States
Artist Bio
A New Mexico based artist working in ceramics, adobe, sound, video, and electronic media. His work draws from his mixed Indigenous American and Spanish (mestizo) heritage. He incorporates traditional hand processes of earthen materials with modern elements. “My practice focuses on spending as much time in the desert as in the computer lab”. He has exhibited internationally in the U.S., Spain and Germany. A Graduate with an MFA from The University of New Mexico Department of Fine Arts in Electronic Arts, and holds a B.A. in Cinematic Arts from The University of New Mexico. His goals are to make and teach new media art along with socially engaged art practices.