Clare Murray Adams
SOLO and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITS
"Works on Paper" John T & Clare M Adams Akron Women's Club Akron OH 2017
"Works by Adams, Adams and Farnsworth" Beachwood OH July 2016
"Perspectives: Adams and Adams" ArtSpot Minerva OH 2016
“Ludlow Prep Redux” Collaboration Massillon Museum Massillon OH 2015
“Divergence: Points of Departure” Collaboration Kent State Stark OH 2015
“Clothing as Metaphor” FAVA Oberlin OH 2014
“Ludlow Prep” Collaboration Translations Gallery Canton OH 2013
“In Her Closet: Clothing as Metaphor” ArtPrize 2013 Grand Rapids MI 2013
“The Handkerchief Memory Project” Solo Malone University Canton OH 2012
“In Her Closet” Solo Exhibit Downtown Gallery Kent OH 2012
“R.S.V.P.: A Visual Correspondence” Box Gallery Summit Art Space Akron OH 2012
“Fugue State” Window Installation Downtown Gallery Kent OH 2012
“Reference Points” Solo Exhibit Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery SC 2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
"Stark County Artists' Exhibit" Massillon Museum Massillon OH 2017 2nd Place
"Ohio Arts Council Juried Exhibit" Riffe Gallery Columbus OH 2017 Award
"Pushing the Surface" Johnson Humrickhouse Museum Coshocton OH 2017
"Ohio Collage Society Annual Exhibit" Summit Art Space Akron OH 2017 Award
"Peter's Valley Instructor's Exhibit" Layton NJ 2017
"Morgan Conservatory Instructor's Exhibit" Cleveland OH 2017
"Time Will Tell" Ashland University Ashland OH 2017
"Women's Work" Northwest Area Arts Council Woodstock IL 2017
"National Collage Society Annual Juried Exhibit" Kent OH 2016 Award
"Romeo and Juliet" Mt. Union University Alliance OH 2016
"Textile Arts Alliance Show" Lakeland Communty College Kirtland OH 2016
"In Her Closet" Bowling Green State University Firelands Collage 2016
“Poetic Logic” Sweetwater Center for the Arts Sewickley PA 2016
“Butler Area Artist Exhibit” Butler Institute Youngstown OH 2015
“The Inaugural Juried Exhibit” Riffe Gallery Columbus OH 2015
“Material + Process” Hedge Gallery Cleveland OH 2015
“National Collage Society Exhibit” Tucson AZ 2015 Award
“Time Will Tell” Ashland Univ. Ashland OH 2014 Honorable Mention
“Transformations” Morgan Paper Conservatory Cleveland OH 2014
“In Her Closet” Part of ArtPrize Grand Rapids MI 2013
“Stark County Artists Show” Massillon Museum 2013
“The Mirror Never Breaks” Morgan Conservatory Cleveland OH 2012
“Handkerchief Memory Project” Malone University Canton OH 2012
“fiber 577” Foundation Center Perrysburg, OH 2012 Honorable Mention
“Fabulous Fibers” Angelwood Gallery Perrysburg OH Invitational 2012
“Stark County Artist Show” Massillon Museum Massillon, OH 2012
“Artist Books & Assemblages” Lakeland Community College Lakeland, OH 2012
“R.S.V.P.” the Box Gallery Summit Art Space Akron OH 2012
“Blind Date II” Anderson Creative Gallery Canton OH 2011
“Nexts” KSU Centennial Exhibit Kent OH 2011
“Butler Area Artists Exhibit” Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown OH 2011
“Fluid Forms and Fleshy Coats” Legation Gallery Cleveland OH 2011
“Piecing It All Together” Valley Art Center Chagrin Falls OH 2011
"Governor’s Invitational Exhibit" Columbus OH 2011
“fibernation” 2nd April Gallerie Canton OH 2010
“Americas 2010: Paperworks” Minot State University 2010
“The Artist As Quiltmaker” FAVA Oberlin OH 2010
“72nd Area Artists Annual Exhibit” Butler Institute Youngstown OH 2009
“Bradley International Print Exhibit” Bradley U Peoria, IL 2009
“National Fiber Directions” Wichita Center for the Arts KS 2009
“Butler Mid-Year Exhibit” Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown OH 2009
“Mixed Media Exhibit” Katherine Butler Gallery Sarasota FL 2009
“Ohio Collage Annual Exhibit” Valley Art Center Cuyahoge Falls OH 3rd Place
“Never Think Small” Climate Gallery Long Island City NY 2009
“Stark County Artists Show” Massillon Museum 2008 Honorable Men.
“Fiber Nine” Prairie State College Chicago, IL 2008
“15th Annual Juried Art Exhibit” Jasper Art Center Jasper, IN 2008
“Ohio Collage Society’s Annual Exhibit” Mansfield OH 2008 Merit Award
“Annual Members’ Show” Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL 2008
“Third Encaustic Invitational” Conrad Wilde Gallery Tucson, AZ 2008
“Relics and Remembrances” Fountainhead Gallery NYC 2008
“Stark County Artist Exhibit” Massillon Museum OH 2007 2ND PLACE “CrossRoads” Rhonda Schaller Gallery Chelsea NY 2007
“Hot Stuff” Encaustic Exhibit Montserrat College Beverly MA 2007
TEACHING AND RELATED ART EXPERIENCES
Professor of Art Malone University 1993-2014
Curator of Art Exhibits Malone University 1996-2010
Chair of the Visual Art Department Malone University 1996-2004
Rust Bleach Burn & Stain Morgan Paper Conservatory Cleve OH 2014 & 2017
Encaustic Workshop Quilt Surface Design Symposium Columbus OH 2014
Encaustic Workshop at Journey Art Gallery Canton OH 2014
Encaustic & Found Object Constructs Journey Art Gallery Canton OH 2015
Encaustic on Paper Workshop Morgan Paper Conservatory Cleve OH 2017
Encaustic on Paper Workshop Peter's Valley Craft Center Layton NJ 2017
JURYING EXPERIENCE
Artists of Rubber City Annual Exhibit Akron OH 2011
National Collage Society Annual Juried Exhibit Akron OH 2011
High School Regional Art Exhibit Canton OH 2010
The Artist as Quiltmaker Fireland Association for the Arts Oberlin OH 2008
EDUCATION
MFA, Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, Vermont 2001
BFA, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1993
M. Ed., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1996
Month Long Residency at Jentel Foundation Banner, Wyoming 2005
Encaustic Paint Workshop, R and F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY 2005
Sculpture Course KSU Blossom Program Kent OH 2010
“The Hand” Conference Haystack Mountain School of Art and Craft 2010
Encaustic on Paper Workshop R and F Handmade Paints Kingston NY 2017
"Works on Paper" John T & Clare M Adams Akron Women's Club Akron OH 2017
"Works by Adams, Adams and Farnsworth" Beachwood OH July 2016
"Perspectives: Adams and Adams" ArtSpot Minerva OH 2016
“Ludlow Prep Redux” Collaboration Massillon Museum Massillon OH 2015
“Divergence: Points of Departure” Collaboration Kent State Stark OH 2015
“Clothing as Metaphor” FAVA Oberlin OH 2014
“Ludlow Prep” Collaboration Translations Gallery Canton OH 2013
“In Her Closet: Clothing as Metaphor” ArtPrize 2013 Grand Rapids MI 2013
“The Handkerchief Memory Project” Solo Malone University Canton OH 2012
“In Her Closet” Solo Exhibit Downtown Gallery Kent OH 2012
“R.S.V.P.: A Visual Correspondence” Box Gallery Summit Art Space Akron OH 2012
“Fugue State” Window Installation Downtown Gallery Kent OH 2012
“Reference Points” Solo Exhibit Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery SC 2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
"Stark County Artists' Exhibit" Massillon Museum Massillon OH 2017 2nd Place
"Ohio Arts Council Juried Exhibit" Riffe Gallery Columbus OH 2017 Award
"Pushing the Surface" Johnson Humrickhouse Museum Coshocton OH 2017
"Ohio Collage Society Annual Exhibit" Summit Art Space Akron OH 2017 Award
"Peter's Valley Instructor's Exhibit" Layton NJ 2017
"Morgan Conservatory Instructor's Exhibit" Cleveland OH 2017
"Time Will Tell" Ashland University Ashland OH 2017
"Women's Work" Northwest Area Arts Council Woodstock IL 2017
"National Collage Society Annual Juried Exhibit" Kent OH 2016 Award
"Romeo and Juliet" Mt. Union University Alliance OH 2016
"Textile Arts Alliance Show" Lakeland Communty College Kirtland OH 2016
"In Her Closet" Bowling Green State University Firelands Collage 2016
“Poetic Logic” Sweetwater Center for the Arts Sewickley PA 2016
“Butler Area Artist Exhibit” Butler Institute Youngstown OH 2015
“The Inaugural Juried Exhibit” Riffe Gallery Columbus OH 2015
“Material + Process” Hedge Gallery Cleveland OH 2015
“National Collage Society Exhibit” Tucson AZ 2015 Award
“Time Will Tell” Ashland Univ. Ashland OH 2014 Honorable Mention
“Transformations” Morgan Paper Conservatory Cleveland OH 2014
“In Her Closet” Part of ArtPrize Grand Rapids MI 2013
“Stark County Artists Show” Massillon Museum 2013
“The Mirror Never Breaks” Morgan Conservatory Cleveland OH 2012
“Handkerchief Memory Project” Malone University Canton OH 2012
“fiber 577” Foundation Center Perrysburg, OH 2012 Honorable Mention
“Fabulous Fibers” Angelwood Gallery Perrysburg OH Invitational 2012
“Stark County Artist Show” Massillon Museum Massillon, OH 2012
“Artist Books & Assemblages” Lakeland Community College Lakeland, OH 2012
“R.S.V.P.” the Box Gallery Summit Art Space Akron OH 2012
“Blind Date II” Anderson Creative Gallery Canton OH 2011
“Nexts” KSU Centennial Exhibit Kent OH 2011
“Butler Area Artists Exhibit” Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown OH 2011
“Fluid Forms and Fleshy Coats” Legation Gallery Cleveland OH 2011
“Piecing It All Together” Valley Art Center Chagrin Falls OH 2011
"Governor’s Invitational Exhibit" Columbus OH 2011
“fibernation” 2nd April Gallerie Canton OH 2010
“Americas 2010: Paperworks” Minot State University 2010
“The Artist As Quiltmaker” FAVA Oberlin OH 2010
“72nd Area Artists Annual Exhibit” Butler Institute Youngstown OH 2009
“Bradley International Print Exhibit” Bradley U Peoria, IL 2009
“National Fiber Directions” Wichita Center for the Arts KS 2009
“Butler Mid-Year Exhibit” Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown OH 2009
“Mixed Media Exhibit” Katherine Butler Gallery Sarasota FL 2009
“Ohio Collage Annual Exhibit” Valley Art Center Cuyahoge Falls OH 3rd Place
“Never Think Small” Climate Gallery Long Island City NY 2009
“Stark County Artists Show” Massillon Museum 2008 Honorable Men.
“Fiber Nine” Prairie State College Chicago, IL 2008
“15th Annual Juried Art Exhibit” Jasper Art Center Jasper, IN 2008
“Ohio Collage Society’s Annual Exhibit” Mansfield OH 2008 Merit Award
“Annual Members’ Show” Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL 2008
“Third Encaustic Invitational” Conrad Wilde Gallery Tucson, AZ 2008
“Relics and Remembrances” Fountainhead Gallery NYC 2008
“Stark County Artist Exhibit” Massillon Museum OH 2007 2ND PLACE “CrossRoads” Rhonda Schaller Gallery Chelsea NY 2007
“Hot Stuff” Encaustic Exhibit Montserrat College Beverly MA 2007
TEACHING AND RELATED ART EXPERIENCES
Professor of Art Malone University 1993-2014
Curator of Art Exhibits Malone University 1996-2010
Chair of the Visual Art Department Malone University 1996-2004
Rust Bleach Burn & Stain Morgan Paper Conservatory Cleve OH 2014 & 2017
Encaustic Workshop Quilt Surface Design Symposium Columbus OH 2014
Encaustic Workshop at Journey Art Gallery Canton OH 2014
Encaustic & Found Object Constructs Journey Art Gallery Canton OH 2015
Encaustic on Paper Workshop Morgan Paper Conservatory Cleve OH 2017
Encaustic on Paper Workshop Peter's Valley Craft Center Layton NJ 2017
JURYING EXPERIENCE
Artists of Rubber City Annual Exhibit Akron OH 2011
National Collage Society Annual Juried Exhibit Akron OH 2011
High School Regional Art Exhibit Canton OH 2010
The Artist as Quiltmaker Fireland Association for the Arts Oberlin OH 2008
EDUCATION
MFA, Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, Vermont 2001
BFA, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1993
M. Ed., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1996
Month Long Residency at Jentel Foundation Banner, Wyoming 2005
Encaustic Paint Workshop, R and F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY 2005
Sculpture Course KSU Blossom Program Kent OH 2010
“The Hand” Conference Haystack Mountain School of Art and Craft 2010
Encaustic on Paper Workshop R and F Handmade Paints Kingston NY 2017
