Alex Adams Curriculum Vitae

b. 1971

Education

2009 MFA, Ceramics/Glass,

Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

1994-98, 2006 BFA, Glass,

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.

1990-92 Hartford Art School, (no degree conferred) University of Hartford,

West Hartford, CT.

Professional Experience

2010-Present Full-time Lecturer in Glass

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

1999-2010 President and Lead Designer, Glass Attack, Inc

Tucson, AZ/Philadelphia, PA

2009-2010 Armature Fabricator, Rebecca Medel, Philadelphia, PA

2009 Instructor, Introduction to Glass Blowing

Continuing Education Program, Tyler School of Art,

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching Assistant, Sharyn O’Mara, Senior Advanced Glass Studio,

Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2008 Teaching Assistant, Beverly Fisher, Introduction to Wood Shop and 3D Design,

Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA

2007-2008 Graduate Technical Assistant Glass and Foundations Department,

Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA

2007 Teaching Assistant, Greg Dietrich, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Studio Assistant, Greg Dietrich, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA

2006 Teaching Assistant, Nick Mount, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts,

Deere Isle, ME

2005 Studio Assistant, Greg Dietrich, Tucson, AZ

1998-2000 Studio Glassblower and Cold Shop Manager, Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass,

Tucson, AZ

1998-99 Hot Glass Department Head and Instructor (High School Program) Horizons,

New England Center for Crafts, Williamsburg, MA.

1996-99 Acid Polishing Technician, Dan Dailey Inc, Kensington, NH.

1995-97 Teaching Assistant, Dan Dailey, Susan Holland, Kellmis Fernandez, Boston, MA

Awards

2008 Graduate Technical Assistantship (Glass and Foundations)

2006 Haystack Scholarship

1998 Pilchuck Scholarship

1997 Niche Student Award

Exhibition Record (solo show marked by an asterisk)

2011 Teapots! 5th Invitational (forthcoming), Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery,

Pittsburgh, PA

2010 Art Department Faculty Show, CAS Gallery, University of Miami,

Coral Gables, FL

2009 Niche Awards Finalist for 2010, Rosen Group/Niche Magazine,

Baltimore, MD.

Visionaries!, Museum of Art and Design,

New York, NY (catalog)

* Where’s Your Head?, MFA Thesis Show, Tyler School of Art,

Philadelphia, PA

In Limbo, Grey Area Gallery, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Transgressions, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University,

Columbus, OH

2008 Steep In Thought, 3rd Invitational, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

XXXXY, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA

2007 * In-Saynt, Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006 Second Annual Glass Invitational, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL

2004 Exquisite Objects, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Here I Am, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2003 Dia De Los Muertos, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Icono-Clash, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2002 Flyers, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1999 Philabaum and Friends, Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass, Tucson, AZ

1998 Texas National Exhibition, The Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University,

Nacogdoches, TX (catalog)

Future Present, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA

1995 Class Glass, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Bibliography

Ashley Simcox “The Courage to Create”, American Style Magazine, August 2008, p59

Kurt Shaw “ ‘Steep In Thought’ Exhibit Makes a Political Statement”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October, 9, 2008

Visiting Artist

2011 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Oh.

2007 Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, Ill.

Collections

Sonangol USA Corporation, Houston, TX

Additional Education

2004 Imagery in Blown Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Greg Dietrich

Vocabulary of Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center,

Michael Schunke and Tom Farbanish

1998 Neon and Hot Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Cork Marcheschi

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