adrien converse /// art is truth

Visual artworks by Adrien Converse

Adrien is up to something …

… art, field work, and community movement building

Hi. I’m Adrien—a multidisciplinary creator who makes visual art as a way of engaging with fellow humans in pursuit of healing, empowerment, and social change.

Here you’ll find my blog, which is the only place I share my work online anymore. If you would like to know when I share something new, you can subscribe via email.

This is not a “sales” or “news” email list; think of it more as a log from the front lines of my process. Art for me is largely about the courage to engage in life as a real person, and how I talk about my art plays by those same laws.

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  • figuring it out

    figuring it out

    Greetings. A few exciting things coming up: More in the hopper which I will inform you of soon. Now some art. Since the show I mentioned in my last update has happened I can share the art now … It was very special to do the art that got used for the cover of this…

  • transcending what was stolen

    transcending what was stolen

    Hi there. Lots is happening behind the scenes that I won’t be saying much about just yet. I will say that if experiencing and supporting local independent music is your thing you should definitely mark down this show on April 10 where a couple Bellingham bands are releasing a special limited-edition tape, which I have…

  • liver

    liver

    It’s an update! Hello. I’m writing it at an hour of day in which I’m used to the impending darkness looming much more large. Daylight Savings time changes never have a subtle impact on me. Call me sensitive, that’s fine. Sensitive people are the ones connected enough to reality to do something about it. I’m…

  • WRECK [and lots of other nuggets]

    WRECK [and lots of other nuggets]

    Hi. It’s a good time to be focused on art. Today’s post is going to be different from what you’ve seen from me here so far. I’ll start with some updates. Today’s the day my show, Medicine of the Forest, comes down. I’m very pleased by how it went, the connections that came of it,…

  • cutting the clutter (changing course)

    cutting the clutter (changing course)

    Hello intrepid reader. Today’s note is a bit different from previous updates, and marks a shift in my approach to this channel as I tend to it. Learning by doing; it’s what happens around here. Let’s get into it: My transition over the last year getting accustomed to staying off social media has me finding…

  • greg

    greg

    I added a high-quality feature to the hallway outside my studio this past week. Art is constantly in dialogue with its context; it’s important to remember the creative possibilities of dabbling in context. While this deep basement hallway has neither windows nor airflow, it does in fact have someone who hangs out in a corner…

  • ignorance is temporary

    ignorance is temporary

    One of the things I’ve been profoundly struck by since the opening of my art show on February 6 is how easy it has been to relate to folks of all backgrounds and identities over the subject matter. I’ll let these neat slides the gallery staff made explain what and why that is … It’s…

  • Listen to the Living

    Listen to the Living

    Do you listen to the deadOr listen to the living?Do they both demand of youTo give and keep on giving? Feeding on your every hourAbsorbing all your strength and powerUntil the day that you have diedEqually unsatisfied— Yes, you could listen to the dead … Or, listen to yourself instead. That’s a little poem I…

  • Leave it better than you found it

    Leave it better than you found it

    We’re just over a week since my art show launch (really? only that long??) and it’s amazing how much getting over the hurdle of making my first show in five years visible in the world has energized me. A lot of my energy has been directed towards deep cleaning, organizing, repairing old torn canvases and…

  • Old Scene // New Scene

    Old Scene // New Scene

    Hi! Get ready for some more art. I’ve been doing standup lately at local bars here and there, not because I’m trying to become a professional comedian but because I’m already funny whether on purpose or not, and it’s an enjoyable way to participate in community over the weird stuff that happens in life. (As…