Loren Vladem

Loren Vladem is a ceramicist, sculptor, and printmaker. Her passion for ceramics took hold at her local community house, where she enrolled to study drawing, painting, and ceramics as a child. Now based in Santa Fe, Vladem is an active member of the local arts scene, volunteering at ARTsmart, a nonprofit that teaches art and literacy to youth and organizes charitable donations, and assisting with set design at the Santa Fe Opera. She has worked under multimedia sculptor Jamie Burnes as a steel welder and wood carver and under sculptor Jacob Burmood, forming fiberglass and resin and casting in wax. Vladem holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute.