ARTIST INFO

ADAM ATKINSON
Penland, NC
adamatkinsonart.com

METALS | Jewelry, objects, and sculpture

Penland Affiliation | Penland Resident Artist 2020-2023, Penland Instructor 2021, Penland Winter Residency 2019, Penland Student 2017, 2018

Artist Information | Studio artist; education: BFA Boise State University, MFA East Carolina University; teaching: Virginia Commonwealth University, East Carolina University (NC), Pocosin Arts (NC), Boise State University (ID)

Artist Bio | Adam’s work documents relationships between gender and the body using adornment and small-scale woodcarving as formats for exploration. He is a co-founder of Spectral Matter, an ongoing LGBTQIA+ exhibition platform, was co-chair for the East Carolina University Symposium, and has been an instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University and Boise State University. Adam received a BFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Boise State University and an MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University.