Gina Adams

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Gina Adams
Born1965
Groton, CT
NationalityAmerican
EducationMaine College of Art (BFA, 2002)
Alma materUniversity of Kansas (MFA, 2013)
Movementtextile art, installation
Websiteginaadamsartist.com

Gina Adams is an American interdisciplinary artist and activist.

Background[]

Gina Adams' parents were Philip F. Adams (1937–2002), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Elaine Rose Theriault Adams. They both lived in Kittery, Maine.[1]

Gina Adams earned a BFA from the Maine College of Art and an MFA from the University of Kansas. She studied visual art, curatorial practice, and critical theory.[2] She was a professor at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, in the visual arts faculty. She joined Emily Carr University in August of 2019 as Assistant Professor, Foundation.[3] [4][5]

Adams is best known for her antique quilt artwork; however, her work spans a wide range of styles, including mediums such as: sculpture, ceramics, painting, printmaking and drawing.[6]

The Quilt[]

Adams's work revolves around broken treaties between the U.S. and Native American tribes.[2] Her artwork has been published in notable publications such as The New Yorker, Hyperallergic, and The Huffington Post.[7]


Additional work[]

Gina's work was also featured in the "March Madness" exhibit in the Meatpacking district of New York. Her work displayed vintage photographs of a girls' basketball team at Osage Boarding School; a school which attempted to assimilate Indigenous children by erasing their Native culture. This school denied children the right to speak their native language, and even denied the right to say their own name.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Obituaries for May 8, 2002: Philip F. Adams". Sea Coast Online. 16 Dec 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bio". Gina Adams. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ Griffin, Kevin (2019-08-27). "Emily Carr University hires four Indigenous faculty". Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  4. ^ "The Broken Promises of American Indian Treaties, Sewn onto Quilts". Hyperallergic. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. ^ "Gina Adams". Native American and African American Education in Kansas, 1830-1960. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  6. ^ "Keeping Heritage Alive with Gina Adams". Southern Utah University. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  7. ^ "Accola Griefen Gallery | Gina Adams". accolagriefen.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  8. ^ ""March Madness" in the Meatpacking District". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-04-22.

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