John Adams

JOHN ADAMS
Irish Artist Born Dublin 1963.
“Art should be guided by our inner truth”
BIOGRAPHY
John Adams is best known for his Contemporary Expressionist Paintings. Beauty and nature have been a constant priority to John. His work often reflects political, architectural, and cultural life. His work in both acrylics and oils varies from realistic representations as in "Blackrock Castle” 2008 {in the Cork City Council collection} to expressionist and abstract forms as can be seen in "The Deep Blue" 1996 and “Triffid Nebula” 2006. There are paintings with wild brush strokes and vivid colours, some are literal explosions of colour almost three dimensional coming out towards you. John has developed a unique multi-layered technique of painting which he uses in particular for Seascapes as in "Hoggs Head" 1999 (In the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery Collection).
John’s artistic career has taken him to London and Spain where he has painted theatre sets for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Barbican Theatre, The New Shakespeare Company, The Walt Disney Company and Expo 92, Seville. He has produced many private commissions and painted many murals. He has been a campaigner for artist’s rights and an arts events organizer in both London an...

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John Adams Born 1963
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Third Level Education
2010 1980-1981 1981-1982 1983-1984 1984-1985
Solo Exhibitions
The Florence Academy of Art
National College of Art and Design
Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design Crawford College of Art and Design Cork Limerick College of Art and Design
2017 Solo exhibition Skylight Gallery Bandon
2016 Solo show Chiesa Gallery Castelvittorio Imperia Liguria, Italy 2015 Solo Show Maritime Gallery Cobh
2014 Solo Exhibition the Cork School of Music.
2013 Solo exhibition the Cork School of Music
2011 Solo exhibition Lissard Estate Skibbereen
2001 Solo show Hacketts Schull
2010 Solo show Cronins Gallery Crosshaven.
2010 Solo exhibition Cork Vision Center Paintings of Cork
2009 Commission for the Bodega Cafe. Coal Quay, Cork
2008 Solo exhibition Steven Pearse Gallery, Cork
2007 Painting the Cork harbour Series
2006 Solo exhibition Shaw Gallery Cork
2006 Solo show in Fishy Fishy restaurant Kinsale
2005 Solo exhibition Launderette Gallery Cork
2003 Solo show Mallow Garden Festival
2003 Solo show Isaacs Hotel Cork
2003 Solo show Tig Fili Gallery Mac Curtain st. Cork
2003 Solo show (anti wa...