Nicholas Rena's work has been the subject of various essays and discussed in contemporary art publications, including the following:
Postmodern Ceramics by Mark del Vecchio: Book Cover
  • Postmodern Ceramics by Marc del Vecchio (Thames & Hudson)
  • Four Ceramic Artists (Black Dog Publishing)
  • Naked Clay: Ceramics without Glaze by Jane Perryman (A&C Black) £19.99
  • Studio Pottery in Britain, 1900-2005 by Jeffrey Jones (A&C Black) £45.00
  • Contemporary Ceramics by Emmanuel Cooper (Thames & Hudson) £24.95

Naked Clay: Ceramics without a GlazeStudio Pottery in Britain 1900-2005

Teachers' notes to accompany the Jerwood Prize 2001, written by Julia Pitts


 
From time to time Nicholas Rena reviews exhibitions of other artists for magazines or has been commissioned to write essays accompanying exhibitions, including:

  • Sir Anthony Caro
  • Richard Slee
  • Edmund de Waal
  • Richard Deacon, The Lisson Gallery
  • Manchester Art Gallery
  • Clare Twomey