BREN PRICE

Taos, New Mexico, USA

Artist Statement/Bio

My art career has taken me around the world as teacher and student, and early on, I worked at an ad agency in Chicago. My work is part of public and private collections in the US as well as abroad.

Drawing in Morocco

My book, Inside the Wind, is about change, inspired by the ever present wind on the Llano Estacado where I was born and spent the whole of my childhood with freedom to roam in the physical as well as in the spiritual sense. I started working in the cotton fields at age six where my father pointed out the beauty of sunlight streaming through the cotton leaves – quite possibly the reason I became an artist.

On the Ranch in Robert Lee, Texas

I have lived in Taos since 1983 and enjoy the big sky country of New Mexico.  I have been painting since I can remember and each one is like the first. I continue to hone my craft and learn new things every day. I like to go to exotic places and be inspired by the difference. I paint in many styles and mediums but for the most part my work is done in watercolor and is expressionistic in nature. Sometimes my work is straightforward in its meaning and other times it is like a riddle unfolded for the viewer and for me.

Standing in front of Chomolhari – Bhutan Expedition, National Geographic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitions:
32 one-person shows since 1981
Taos Today, Artists of Taos, Taos Invites Taos, Discover Hollywood, 25-year retrospective

Education:
West Texas State U., Texas Tech U., Class of ‘67
Louisiana Tech University, 1978-2003 Continuing Ed.

Art Teacher:
Hurst-Euless-Bedford, TX
Rogers Middle School, OKC
Taos Valley School,
Oklahoma Museum of Art, OKC Consultant, Teacher; India, Bhutan, Morocco, China, Bali/Java

Nefertiti, Bren in Berlin

Galleries:
Gallery at Touchstone is her showplace in Taos
Scharf Gallery and Gallery Nussbaumer, Santa Fe, NM
Barnes & Boughton, Oklahoma City
Lutz Bergerson, Taos
D S Lawrence Gallery, Taos
Michael McCormick, Taos
Gallery Rodeo, Taos / Los Angeles, The Red Room, LA

Green Bather, Inside the Wind, Collection of Priscilla Presley                                                                                                 Introspection seldom allowed the viewer trademarks her style evident in the expressionistic series ‘Oriental Women’

 

Book: Inside the Wind, Published by Sunstone Press, prose-poetry and paintings, demonstrates her philosophy, “I believe creative expression is the pathway to human liberation.”

Impromptu Dance with Ladies of Marrakesh, Morocco

Past Pres. Okla. Watercolor Society
Charter Member – Natl. Museum of Women in the Arts, DC
Member: Taos National Watercolor Society
Past Board Member – Taos Medical Services Foundation

Co-Founder, TAO, 501c3 – Taos Artist Organization
Founder, Touchstone Foundation, Inc. 501c3 creative education and cultural exchange programs worldwide.

Bren Conversing with Shah at Rumi-Hafeez Retreat, Touchstone

 

Publications:
American Art Collector, 2006-21
New Mexico Millennium Collection, Vol II
Taos Magazine
American Artists Magazine
Watercolor Edition Spring 1996
USA Today, Art Talk, Art Space, Art-lines, Santa Fe Profile, Art Gallery International, American Artists Leading Contemporaries, Taos Calendar, Frontier Airlines Magazine, The New Mexican, The Taos News Tempo, Times Weekend, American Artists of Renown, Art in America, International Book of Honor,

Who’s Who In America, 2001-21, Who’s Who, 2002-21; Cambridge, Who’s Who, 08.

Appearances:
Today Show, Great Wall, China. East Meets West PBS, Suzanne Bernadette Radio Show, Albuquerque.

Travels and Studies: Morocco, China, India, Bali, Java, Borneo, Europe, Bhutan, Thailand, Mexico, Honduras, Bermuda, Hawaii, Cayman

Member: Taos Chamber of Commerce, Taos Gallery Association, Taos Bed & Breakfast Assoc., Taos County Lodgers Assoc., New Mexico Lodgers Assoc., New Mexico B&B Assoc., Professional Assoc. Innkeepers International, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Mabel Dodge Round Table

Gallery Representation & Exhibition Schedule 

Gallery at Touchstone                                  
110 Mabel Dodge Lane
Taos, NM 87571
575-758-0192

Workshops/Classes Offered

 

To Be Announced

https://www.touchstoneinn.com/watercolor-world/

Vitae

Artist, Art Teacher (Degree in Art Education – All Levels, Teaching Certificates Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico), Writer, Realtor, Inn Owner, Gallery Owner, Co-Founder TAO, 501c-3, Founder Touchstone Inn, Founder Touchstone Foundation, Inc. 501C-3,  PO Box 1885, Taos, NM  87571

Bren Price:   Painter, Sculptor, Writer, Teacher, Entrepreneur / P. O. Box 1885/575-770-3246/ 110 Mabel Dodge Lane / Taos , New Mexico/ 87571/ Texas Native, Llano Estacado, Hockley County, Texas; Co-Founder, Taos Artist Organization – TAO, 2007; Founder, Touchstone Foundation, Inc. 2001; Founder, Touchstone Inn. Spa & Gallery, 1986/Honor, Congressional Medal of Distinction, 2006;  Accounts Receivable – Arts Accounts Liaison, Marsteller, Chicago; Accounts Payable, Goldman Enterprises, OKC; Photography of Artifacts and Accreditation, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos; Writer, Adobe Press, Taos; Realtor: Christopher Webster, Taos; Brenner Realty, Taos; Salsa Realty, Taos, Dreamcatcher Realty, Taos;  Exhibitions:  32 one-person shows since 1981, Taos Today, Artists of Taos, Taos Invites Taos, Discover Hollywood, 25-year retrospective/   Education:  West Texas State U., Texas Tech University, Class of ‘67, Louisiana Tech University, 1978-2003 Continuing Ed., Art Teacher: Hurst-Euless-Bedford, TX;  Rogers Middle School, OKC; Taos Valley School, Taos; Oklahoma Museum of Art, OKC; Consultant, Teacher; India, Bhutan, Morocco, China, Bali/Java Encounters; Galleries: Gallery at Touchstone is her showplace in Taos, Scharf Gallery and  Gallery Nussbaumer, Santa Fe, NM; Barnes & Boughton, Oklahoma City; Lutz Bergerson, Taos; D S Lawrence Gallery, Taos; Michael McCormick, Taos; Gallery Rodeo, Taos / Los Angeles; The Red Room, LA.  Introspection seldom allowed the viewer trademarks her style evident in the expressionistic series ‘Oriental Women’; Book: Inside the Wind, prose-poetry and paintings, demonstrates her philosophy, “I believe creative expression is the pathway to human liberation.”  Past Pres. Okla. Watercolor Society; Charter Member – Natl. Museum of Women in the Arts, DC; Member: Taos National Watercolor Society, Past Board Member – Taos Medical Services Foundation. Included in Publications: American Art Collector, 2006- 21; New Mexico Millennium Collection, Vol II., Taos Magazine, Spa Magazine, American Artists Magazine, Watercolor Edition Spring 1996, USA Today, Art Talk, Art Space, Artlines, Santa Fe Profile, Art Gallery International, American Artists Leading Contemporaries, Taos Calendar, Frontier Airlines Magazine, The New Mexican, The Taos News Tempo, Times Weekend, American Artists of Renown, Art in America, International Book of Honor, Who’s Who In America, 2001-21 .  Who’s Who, 2002-21; Cambridge Who’s Who, 08; Appearances:  Today Show, Great Wall, China.  East Meets West PBS, Suzanne Bernadette Radio Show, Albuquerque. Travels and Studies: Morocco, China, India, Bali, Java, Borneo, Europe, Bhutan, Thailand, Mexico, Honduras; Member:  Taos Chamber of Commerce, Taos Gallery Association, Taos Bed & Breakfast Assoc., Taos County Lodgers Assoc., New Mexico Lodgers Assoc., New Mexico B&B Assoc., Professional Assoc. Innkeepers International, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

Something About Birds, Oil on Canvas by Bren Price