Anna Ren
NYU Tisch,
BFA in Interactive Media Arts
01 Introduction
Anna Ren is a Brooklyn-based new media artist and designer.
Ren's art features bold colors and dynamic
visuals, primarily in the form of 3D imagery integrated into animations, installations, and real-time
experiences. Her background in design deeply informs her artistic creations, blending aesthetic sensibilities
with interactive and immersive storytelling. She is also interested in exploring varied forms, such as web-based
projects, playful experiences, and performances. In both her art and design practice, she draws inspiration from
new media to push creative boundaries, experimenting with emerging technologies to craft compelling visual
narratives.
Ren’s work delves into the complex relationships between humans, technology, and nature, often
exploring human identity through her personal experiences as an alien in foreign lands, examining themes of
belonging and displacement.
02 Selected Group Exhibitions & Appearances
2026 - College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference, Session: Artistic Presets: Technology, Labor, and Innovation, Place Untitled: A Recursive Performance, Presenter
2025 - Ars Electronica Festival, The Guinea Pig Eligibility Test, Presenter
2025 - MANIFEST:IO Berlin, PRINCESS OF THE HILLS, Exhibitor
2024 - The Chico Independent Film Festival, Sweet Honey: Rules of Being an Alien
2024 - Digerati Experimental Media Festival, Sweet Honey: Rules of Being an Alien
2024 - CultureHub, Re:Fest, Drifted Memories, Official Selection
2024 - THE BLANC, 11:59 Group Show, Waiting, Exhibitor
2023 - Performance in Virtual Space, I'M FINE, Performer
2023 - CYBER SOIRÉE, The Chat, Performer
2023 - AAAAH Art Fair, Artist Vendor
2023 - THE BLANC, Useless Machine Group Show, The Green Suit, Exhibitor
03 Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2025 - THE BLANC, Guinea Pigs: You May Be Eligible, Two-Person Show, Exhibitor
2025 - Black Box Theatre, Place Untitled, Solo Performance
04 Publications
2026 - Place Untitled: A Recursive Performance. In Artistic Presets: Technology, Labor, and Innovation, College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference. Art Paper. [Accepted]
2025 - The Guinea Pig Eligibility Test: A Participatory Web-based Exploration of Data and Clinical Trial Ethics. Expanded Conference 2025. Art Paper. [Accepted]
05 Teaching
2023 - ITP Camp, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Instructor, “Illustrator: From 2D to 3D Postcard Design”; “Bring Your Drawing in a 360 World”