Ed Deren, a multifaceted artist and animator, holds an M.F.A. from Florida State University. Ed has received prestigious awards, including a National Endowment Award and a Florida State Fellowship in the arts. With a diverse background in various mediums such as metal, enamel, ceramic, 3D animation, and 3D printing, Ed has had a distinguished career. Notably, he spent 20 years as an animator at Dreamworks Studio. Ed’s work has been shown in galleries across the United States and Japan, demonstrating his remarkable talent and versatility. Ed is currently working in ceramics and incorporating 3-d printed patterns in his work.

about The Artist

Bibliograghy

Edward F. Deren
The artist’s studio is located at 270 Hames rd. #18, Watsonville California.

Chronology
1977 B.A., Studio Art, Florida State University
1979 Young Americans (Invitational), Museum of Contemporary Crafts,

New York City; the exhibition traveled through 1980
1980 M.S., Florida State University, Constructive Design
- Began career in commercial metal design which continued into 1982

- Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Pennsylvania State University/University Park

- Invitational Enamels Exhibition, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington
1981 Panel Member, Great Western Enamel Symposium, Colorado Mountain College, Vail; also a Panel Member in 1982 and a Workshop Leader in 1983 and 1984
- Enamels Instructor at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina in 1981 and 1982
1981 International Exhibition of Enameling Art in Japan, Tokyo Central Museum
-Southeastern Contemporary Metal Smiths Traveling Exhibition, Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Southern Arts Foundation
- Florida Craftsmen Annual Exhibition (Competitive), Boca Raton Center for the Arts
- Rochester Invitational Enamels Show, Gallery of Contemporary Metalwork, Rochester, New York -Flux, Fusion, Fireworks, Contemporary Craft Gallery, Portland, Oregon, - Outstanding Merit Award, Vitrearc
- Lemoyne Southeastern Regional Craft Competition, Lemoyne Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida. Best of Show
1982 University Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee

- Began career as Assistant Art Director with WFSU-TV, Public Television, continuing in that position into 1985

- Enamel Boxes and Bowls: 5 Artists from Tallahassee** (Invitational), Renwick Gallery Museum Shop, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Florida Craftsmen Annual Exhibition (Competitive)
1983 Vitreous Enamel (Competitive), Beasley Gallery, San Diego, California. Juror's Award

- Florida Craftsmen Annual Exhibition (Competitive)
1984 Unique Approaches to Hollowware, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Workshop Leader

- Craft Summer, University of Miami, Oxford, Ohio. Enameling Instructor Bibliography
- "Flux, Fusion, Fireworks", American Craft, December, 1980.
- "Contemporary Hollow Ware", Metal Smithing, July, 1984.

1985 SAF/NEA Regional Fellowships for Emerging Visual Arts 1985 Crafts - Florida State University

1986 M.F.A., Studio Art, Degree Florida State University
Animation
1988-1993 Background Art Director, American Film Technologies, San Diego, Ca. 1993-1997 GTE Entertainment, Carlsbad, Ca.
1997-2016 3-D Texture Artist, Dreamworks Animation, Redwood City, Ca.
Movie Credits:
ANTS, Shrek 1-4, Madagascar 1-3, MegaMind, Dragons.
Ceramics
2023 CCACA, student Exibition, “Plant Sale”
-“Out Of The Fire” Pajaro Valley Arts, (Juried), Watsonville, Ca.
-Mud Gallery, student show
2023 CCACA, student Exhibition, “Dog Park“B