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Peter Michael Adams

Roaring Beach, Nubeena, Tasmania 7184 Australia
Tel: (03) 6250 1001 Int: +61 3 6250 1001
Email Peter
Windgrove web site

Solo & Group Exhibitions

2009
Sculpture-by-the-Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
2008
Ephemeral Art, Friendly Beaches Lodge, Tasmania
2007
ShyBoy, SheDevil, and Isis, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass.
2004
Re:Cycle, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Qld
2003
Future Perfect, Bett Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2002
Crate Expection, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Qld
2001
Response to the Island, Long Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2000
Colonial to Contemporary, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Against the Grain, Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland
1999
En Plein Art, Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia
1998
Earthlinks, Centre for Contemporary Craft, Sydney, NSW (solo)
Nature as Object, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
1997
Caulfield Arts Centre Complex, Melbourne, Victoria (solo)
1995
Conservation by Design, World Forestry Centre, Portland, Oregon
Artists Make Furniture, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW
1993
Tasmania Trust Collection Exhibition, Long Gallery, Hobart
Conservation by Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1992
Penland Overlook, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina
1991
Propositions, Tasmania Art Museum, Hobart, Tasmania
Forest Translations, Hartz Gallery, Geeveston, Tasmania
Forestry Commission Furniture Exhibition, City Hall, Hobart, Tasmania
1990
Lecturer’s Exhibition, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
1989
The Huon Factor, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, Tasmania
The Huon Factor, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
1988
Designing Distinctive Detail, Salamanca Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
A Place for Art, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
Australian Craft Exhibition, NSW Craft Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Sydney Furniture Expo ’88, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW
1987
Syllogisms, Centre for the Arts, Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
1986
Distlefink Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria (solo)
Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
1984
Benchmarks Gallery, Washington D.C. (solo)
Hodges/Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina (solo)
1983
Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Neiman-Marcus, San Francisco, California
North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina
1982
Richard Kagan Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Columbia Museums, Columbia, South Carolina
Southeast Center for Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1981
Gallery Ten, New York, New York (solo)
Westlake Gallery, White Plains, New York
Bevior Gallery, Rochestor, New York
Workbench Gallery, New York, New York
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1980
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Greenhill Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
1977
American Craft Museum, New York, New York

Public Collections

  • Tweed River Museum and Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Qld
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
  • Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
  • Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • North Carolina Dept. of Commerce, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
  • The Tasmanian Wood Design Collection, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  • Findhorn Foundation, Forres, Scotland`
  • Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea, New Caledonia

Published

2008
Art Monthly Australia, June
2007
Scene magazine, 1st edition
Collections, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart
2005
Turning Points, Winter
2002
Gardens Illustrated, February
2000
Grune Landschaften, Helen and Newton Harrison, Expo 2000 Hanover
The Open Garden, Louise Earwaker and Neil Robertson
Marie Claire Lifestyle, March/April
1999
World Sculpture News, Winter
Island, No. 77
Good Taste, September
Art & Australia, Vol. 37 No. 1
1998
Craft Arts International, No.42
Vogue Living, November
Australian Wood Review, No. 20
Forty Degrees South, No.10
The Australian Women’s Weekly, December
Object Magazine, issue #4/98
Timber in Context, Anne-Marie Willis and Cameron Tonkin
1997
The Australian Financial Review Magazine, November
Business Review Weekly, August 4
1996
Architectural Review Australia, Autumn issue
Natur (German magazine), July
1995
Shaping Space, Paul Zelanski and Mary Pat Fisher
1993
American Woodworker magazine, February
1992
Art Papers (USA), November/December
Australian Design Series/House Design Annual
The Craft Movement in Australia: A History, Grace Cochrane
Habitat Australia magazine, “Gallery” section, July
1989
Modern Australian Furniture, Michael Bogle
Designing Furniture, Seth Stem
1984
American Craft magazine, “Portfolio Section”, August/September
1983
Diversion magazine, “Crafts in America”, August
Design Book Three, Fine Woodworking Magazine
The New York Times, “Home Section”, January 6
1982
Interior Design magazine, “Collections”, July
1981
Woodworking – The New Wave, Dona Z. Meilach

Art Prizes and Awards

2004
1st Place, The 3rd Tweed Wood Biennial, Murwillumbah, Qld
2000
Visiting Artist, Wood Conference, Saskatchewan, Canada
1999
Visiting Artist, Tjibaou Art Centre, New Caledonia
1998
Visiting Artist, Jam Factory, Adelaide, WA
1993
Australian Council Fellowship
1985
National Endowment for the Arts (USA), Fellowship Grant
1981
Visiting Artist, Art Park, Lewiston, New York

Experience and Education

1994-
Self employed sculptor
1998-
Director Windgrove Centre
1992-94
Research/studies Schumacher College, England
1985-91
Lecturer in Design, Centre for the Arts, University of Tasmania
1979-84
Resident Artist, Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina
1981
Master of Arts, Antioch University
1971-74
Alaska Carpentry and Cabinet Making Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1969-70
US Peace Corps – Korea
1968
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University