Artist Clare Murray Adams

Clare Murray Adams – Artist Statement

My work is often related in theme to aspects of memory, family history, spirituality, gender, time and space. While the specific occasions of memory are often of a personal nature, the themes and imagery have a universal appeal. My goal in making art is to explore process while allowing intuition to have its say.

I began by making art quilts in 1980. I started adding paint and collage to the surface of the fabric in 1991. I discovered found object construction and sculpture in 1999 and encaustic paint in 2003.

I like having all of my materials and processes intermingled in my studio. I like to see what interests me and then find a way to use those materials and processes to make art whether it be a quilt, a collage, an encaustic painting or a found object construction. I am not interested in keeping the paint, the paper, the collage images, the fabric, the wax, or the hardware all separate in my studio. It is exciting to me to incorporate paint and collage paper in a fabric work, while incorporating fabric into a sculpture or an encaustic work.

The result of this kind of thinking has given me a greater freedom to work in a way that allows me to use the processes I like in order to create the kinds of surfaces that give me the sense of the depth I want to convey. It has also led to the construction of 3-dimensional works that incorporate found objects with encaustic paint and collage.

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Education

2007 Shelf Life, Berea College, Berea, KY
2007 Shelf Life, Solo Exhibit Kent State University, Stark Canton, OH
2007 Encaustic Works: Two Views, Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH
2006 Collage A Day, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
2005 Collage and Encaustics, Malone College, Canton, OH
2005 Collage a Day Series, Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio
2002 Sewn and Un-Sewn, Indiana Wesley University, Marion, IN
2002 Sewn and Un-Sewn, Pacific Grove Art Center, CA
2002 Stained and Stitched, Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH
2000 Deconstructed and Reconstructed, Houghton College Houghton, NY

Group:

2008 71st Area Artist Annual Exhibit, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2007 Stark County Artist Exhibit, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
2007 Encaustic Works: Two Views, Canton Museum of Art
2007 Shelf Life, Kent State University, Stark Canton, OH
2007 Shelf Life, Berea College, Berea Kentucky Solo Exhibit
2007 CrossRoads, Rhonda Schaller Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2007 Selections from the Collage-a-Day Series, 2nd April Gallerie Canton, OH
2007 Pushing the Surface, Johnson Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH
2007 Hot Stuff, Encaustic Exhibit Montserrat College, Beverly, MA
2007 Contemporary Ohio Quilts, Olin Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
2006 OH+5, Dairy Barn Cultural Art Center Athens, OH
2006 In Recovery, Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
2006 Americas 2000, Minot State University, Minot, ND
2006 Adaptations, Massillon Museum , Massillon, OH
2006 All Dolled Up, Studio 324 at the Galleria, Cleveland, OH
2006 Stark County Artists’ Exhibit, Massillon Museum of Art, Massillon, OH
2006 National Collage Exhibit, Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
2006 13th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN
2005 Six by Six, Northern Kentucky University, KY
2005 All Ohio Show, Ohio State Univeristy, OSU at Mansfield, OH
2005 Space and Spirit, Clavin College, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Trumbull Art Guild Exhibit, Trumbull Art Center, Warren, OH
2005 Past, Present and Future, North Canton, OH
2005 Sabbatical Exhibit, Malone College, Canton, OH
2004 John A. Logan Regional, Carterville, IL
2004 Yuma Symposium Exhibit, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
2004 Pathways and Perspectives, FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH
2004 OH+5, Dairy Barn Cultural Art Center, Athens, OH
2004 Dimensions 2004, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC
2004 May Show, Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH

Awards

2007 2nd Place, Stark County Artists Exhibit, Massillon Museum Massillon, OH
2006 Honorable Mention, National Collage Exhibit, Berman Museum of Art, PA
2006 Juror’s Choice Award, OH+5 Dairy Barn Art Center Athens, OH
2004 Second Place, John A. Logan Regional, Carterville, IL
2003 Second Place, North Canton May Show, North Canton, OH
2002 First Place, Clay, Fiber, Metal, Wood, Ames, IA
2002 First Place, North Canton May Show, Canton, OH
2000 2nd Place, Stark County Artist’s Exhibit
1999 Honorable Mention, Stark County Artist’s Exhibit
1999 Best of Show, Canton Artist League Annual Exhibit
1998 First Place in Sculpture, May Show, North Canton, OH
1998 Second Place, Aesthetics 98, Linsborg, KS
1996 Best of Show, Improvisations 96, Lancaster, OH
1996 Second Place, Stark County Artist’s Exhibit, Massillon, OH

Collections

2006 Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, Beachwood, Ohio
2002 The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH
1993 Midland Mutual Insurance Company, Columbus, OH
1989 West Geauga Library, West Geauga Company, OH
1986 Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Canton, OH
1986 St. Ann’s Hospital Columbus, OH

Publications

2006 Uncommon Threads: Ohio’s Art Quilt Revolution, Gayle Pritchard
2006 Adaptaions: Artworks Inspired by The Massillon Museum’s Permanent Collection, Exhibition Catalog, Nicholis, Alexandra
2004 Signatures, Somerset Studio Publications
2003-2004 Art Journal Calendar, Somerset Studio Publication,
1999 Wearable Art: 1900-2000, Friedland and Pina
1998 Molas, Kate Mathews, ed Fiberarts Magazine, Altamont Press
1995 Fiberarts Design Book V, Kate Mathews, ed
1991 Fiberarts Design Book IV, Kate Mathews, ed
1991 America’s Quilts, Publications International
1988 Fiberarts Design Book III, Kate Mathews, ed
1982 Diamond Patchwork, Jeffery Gutcheon
1982 Ohio Quilts: A Living Tradition, Albaceti, D’Atri and Reeves



	Clare Murray Adams – Artist Statement My work is often related in theme to aspects of memory, family history, spirituality, gender, time and space. While the specific occasions of memory are often of a personal nature, the themes and imagery have a universal appeal. My goal in making art is to explore process while allowing intuition to have its say. I began by making art quilts in 1980. I started adding paint and collage to the surface of the fabric in 1991. I discovered found object construction and sculpture in 1999 and encaustic paint in 2003. I like having all of my materials and processes intermingled in my studio. I like to see what interests me and then find a way to use those materials and processes to make art whether it be a quilt, a collage, an encaustic painting or a found object construction. I am not interested in keeping the paint, the paper, the collage images, the fabric, the wax, or the hardware all separate in my studio. It is exciting to me to incorporate paint and collage paper in a fabric work, while incorporating fabric into a sculpture or an encaustic work. The result of this kind of thinking has given me a greater freedom to work in a way that allows me to use the processes I like in order to create the kinds of surfaces that give me the sense of the depth I want to convey. It has also led to the construction of 3-dimensional works that incorporate found objects with encaustic paint and collage. Resume Education 2005 Month Long Residency at Jentel Foundation Banner, WY 2005 Encaustic Paint Workshop, Rand F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY 2001 MFA, Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, VT 1993 BFA, Kent State University, Kent, OH 1976 M. Ed, Kent State University, Kent, OH Exhibitions Solo: 2007 Shelf Life, Berea College, Berea, KY 2007 Shelf Life, Solo Exhibit Kent State University, Stark Canton, OH 2007 Encaustic Works: Two Views, Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH 2006 Collage A Day, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH 2005 Collage and Encaustics, Malone College, Canton, OH 2005 Collage a Day Series, Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio 2002 Sewn and Un-Sewn, Indiana Wesley University, Marion, IN 2002 Sewn and Un-Sewn, Pacific Grove Art Center, CA 2002 Stained and Stitched, Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH 2000 Deconstructed and Reconstructed, Houghton College Houghton, NY Group: 2008 71st Area Artist Annual Exhibit, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 2007 Stark County Artist Exhibit, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH 2007 Encaustic Works: Two Views, Canton Museum of Art 2007 Shelf Life, Kent State University, Stark Canton, OH 2007 Shelf Life, Berea College, Berea Kentucky Solo Exhibit 2007 CrossRoads, Rhonda Schaller Gallery, Chelsea, New York 2007 Selections from the Collage-a-Day Series, 2nd April Gallerie Canton, OH 2007 Pushing the Surface, Johnson Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH 2007 Hot Stuff, Encaustic Exhibit Montserrat College, Beverly, MA 2007 Contemporary Ohio Quilts, Olin Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 2006 OH+5, Dairy Barn Cultural Art Center Athens, OH 2006 In Recovery, Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 2006 Americas 2000, Minot State University, Minot, ND 2006 Adaptations, Massillon Museum , Massillon, OH 2006 All Dolled Up, Studio 324 at the Galleria, Cleveland, OH 2006 Stark County Artists’ Exhibit, Massillon Museum of Art, Massillon, OH 2006 National Collage Exhibit, Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA 2006 13th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN 2005 Six by Six, Northern Kentucky University, KY 2005 All Ohio Show, Ohio State Univeristy, OSU at Mansfield, OH 2005 Space and Spirit, Clavin College, Grand Rapids, MI 2005 Trumbull Art Guild Exhibit, Trumbull Art Center, Warren, OH 2005 Past, Present and Future, North Canton, OH 2005 Sabbatical Exhibit, Malone College, Canton, OH 2004 John A. Logan Regional, Carterville, IL 2004 Yuma Symposium Exhibit, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ 2004 Pathways and Perspectives, FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH 2004 OH+5, Dairy Barn Cultural Art Center, Athens, OH 2004 Dimensions 2004, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC 2004 May Show, Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH Awards 2007 2nd Place, Stark County Artists Exhibit, Massillon Museum Massillon, OH 2006 Honorable Mention, National Collage Exhibit, Berman Museum of Art, PA 2006 Juror’s Choice Award, OH+5 Dairy Barn Art Center Athens, OH 2004 Second Place, John A. Logan Regional, Carterville, IL 2003 Second Place, North Canton May Show, North Canton, OH 2002 First Place, Clay, Fiber, Metal, Wood, Ames, IA 2002 First Place, North Canton May Show, Canton, OH 2000 2nd Place, Stark County Artist’s Exhibit 1999 Honorable Mention, Stark County Artist’s Exhibit 1999 Best of Show, Canton Artist League Annual Exhibit 1998 First Place in Sculpture, May Show, North Canton, OH 1998 Second Place, Aesthetics 98, Linsborg, KS 1996 Best of Show, Improvisations 96, Lancaster, OH 1996 Second Place, Stark County Artist’s Exhibit, Massillon, OH Collections 2006 Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, Beachwood, Ohio 2002 The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH 1993 Midland Mutual Insurance Company, Columbus, OH 1989 West Geauga Library, West Geauga Company, OH 1986 Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Canton, OH 1986 St. Ann’s Hospital Columbus, OH Publications 2006 Uncommon Threads: Ohio’s Art Quilt Revolution, Gayle Pritchard 2006 Adaptaions: Artworks Inspired by The Massillon Museum’s Permanent Collection, Exhibition Catalog, Nicholis, Alexandra 2004 Signatures, Somerset Studio Publications 2003-2004 Art Journal Calendar, Somerset Studio Publication, 1999 Wearable Art: 1900-2000, Friedland and Pina 1998 Molas, Kate Mathews, ed Fiberarts Magazine, Altamont Press 1995 Fiberarts Design Book V, Kate Mathews, ed 1991 Fiberarts Design Book IV, Kate Mathews, ed 1991 America’s Quilts, Publications International 1988 Fiberarts Design Book III, Kate Mathews, ed 1982 Diamond Patchwork, Jeffery Gutcheon 1982 Ohio Quilts: A Living Tradition, Albaceti, D’Atri and Reeves





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