Abraham Evensen Tena

1153 Pleasant St. Worcester MA

860.306.4635

www.abetena.com 

linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-tena-98b47114/

twitter: @abetena

Education

  • 2020 MFA, Design - Dynamic Media Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) - Boston, MA

  • 2009 BFA, Illustration - MassArt, Boston, MA

Professional Experience

  • 2011 to present Adjunct Faculty - teaching figure drawing and interactive art fundamentals in Illustration department MassArt - Boston, MA

  • 2020 to present Visiting Lecturer - teaching illustration and animation/interaction design classes at the Montserrat College of Art - Boston,MA

  • 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Instructor - teaching drawing, illustration and game design at the Rhode Island School of Design’s Pre-College program - Providence, RI

  • 2010 to 2015 Game Designer - Pearson Education and Family Education Network - Boston, MA

Exhibitions and Awards

  • 2019 Fresh Media - Group show, Boston Cyberarts Gallery - Boston MA

  • 2018 Fresh Media - Group show, Boston Cyberarts Gallery - Boston MA

  • 2017 Body of Work - Group show by the Quincy Art Association at the Thomas Crane Library - Quincy, MA

  • 2009 Calvin Burnett Award for exceptional Achievement - MassArt - Boston, MA

Publication and Lectures

  • 2020 Article: “Jan Kubasiewicz and the Space of the Apparatus.” POWIDOKI 03, Summer 2020. pp. 43 - 49. - The Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, Poland

  • 2020 and 2019 Guest Lecture: Narrative in Game Design, Montserrat College of Art - Beverly, MA

  • 2018 Guest Lecture: Figure Drawing and Character Design, Quincy Art Association - Quincy, MA

  • 2017 Artist Talk at Casa Aura School of Art - Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.