ADRIAN R. TIó
88 Hatch Street, Studio 410
New Bedford, MA 02745
Instagram @hareofthedogpress
contact@adrianrtio.com
Statement
My use of bright color, rhythmic patterning and expressive figurative imagery offers an opportunity to look back into family history while looking forward through ongoing studio developments. Printmaking, often including bilingual text, offers a visual format that seeks to communicate to a broader, bilingual audience. Through these works, I reach out to my Latino heritage in a concerted effort to expand and enrich my mainstream identity, navigating a balance between these two worlds.
Bio
Adrian R. Tió is a Southcoast artist who uses his experience in drawing, painting and printmaking to connect with his Latino heritage through contemporary imagery and text. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to parents who had emigrated from the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico, Tió received his fine arts training from Temple University (B.A. 1974), the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy (Post-Baccalaureate Study 1975-76) and the University of Cincinnati (M.F.A. 1979). The artist has exhibited nationally as well as regionally in drawing, painting, and printmaking for over 40 years, and has conducted workshops on mural painting, papermaking, and the book arts. Learn more at: www.adrianrtio.com