Peter
Michael
Adams

Curriculum Vitae

Solo and Group Exhibitions

2000 Colonial to Contemporary, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
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 (travelling)
  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

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Art Prizes and Awards

2000 Visiting Artist, Wood Conference 2000, Lake Emma, Saskatchewan, Canada
1999 Visiting Artist, Tjibaou Art Centre, New Caledonia
1998 Visiting Artist, Jam Factory, Adelaide, Western Australia
1993 Australian Council Fellowship
1985 National Endowment for the Arts (USA), Fellowship Grant
1981 Visiting Artist, Art Park, Lewiston, New York

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Public Collections

1999 Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  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

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Published

2000 Grune Landschaften,Helen & Newtown Harrison, Expo 2000, Hanover
1999 World Sculpture News, Winter 1999
  Island, No. 77
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

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Experience and Education

1994-2001 Self employed sculptor
1992-93 Research/studies Schumacher College, England
1985-91 Lecturer in Design, Centre for the Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart
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

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