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Born 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Glass sculpture, figurative busts, educator.
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Born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams is an artist and the glass school creative director at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey. The son of an architect and an artist, Adams has been... Read full biography
Born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams is an artist and the glass school creative director at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey. The son of an architect and an artist, Adams has been immersed in creative work since childhood. He began his own artistic pursuits as a painter and... Read full biography
Born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams is an artist and the glass school creative director at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey. The son of an architect and an artist, Adams has been immersed in creative work since childhood. He began his own artistic pursuits as a painter and received his BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978. While at RISD, he was introduced to glass by ACC Gold Medalist Dale Chihuly, who was then head of the glass program and became a... Read full biography
Born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams is an artist and the glass school creative director at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey. The son of an architect and an artist, Adams has been immersed in creative work since childhood. He began his own artistic pursuits as a painter and received his BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978. While at RISD, he was introduced to glass by ACC Gold Medalist Dale Chihuly, who was then head of the glass program and became a mentor to Adams. Adams recalls being particularly attracted to the community he found within the glass studio – a strong contrast to the isolation associated with his previous medium of choice. After pursuing further studies in glass at Penland... Read full biography
Born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams is an artist and the glass school creative director at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey. The son of an architect and an artist, Adams has been immersed in creative work since childhood. He began his own artistic pursuits as a painter and received his BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978. While at RISD, he was introduced to glass by ACC Gold Medalist Dale Chihuly, who was then head of the glass program and became a mentor to Adams. Adams recalls being particularly attracted to the community he found within the glass studio – a strong contrast to the isolation associated with his previous medium of choice. After pursuing further studies in glass at Penland School, Pilchuck School, and an MA from Tennessee Technological University, Adams developed a robust artistic practic... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
Art Association
- •American Craft Council
Art School
- •Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Student
- •Pilchuck School of Glass, Student
- •Rhode Island School of Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Chronology
- •20/21st Centuries