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Mac Adams

b. 1943

British painter (born 1943)

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Born 1943. Mac Adams is a British and American sculptor and photographer.

Mac Adams (born in 1943 in Brynmawr, South Wales, In 1966, he married Barbara Whedon, an American art student studying at Cardiff. He has a daughter Boram, born in 1986. Adams Received an MFA degree from Rutgers University (1967–69),

In 1970, he moved to New York City where he lived and worked until 2002.

Teaching In 2009, the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, awarded him Distinguished Teaching Professor.

Collections Mac Adams's work has been acquired by over 35 public museums such as Museum of Modern Art, New York, Center Pompidou, Paris, Brooklyn, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, California Museum, Mudam, Musee D’Art Moderne, Luxembourg. Harvard University.

Awards Pollock/Krasner Foundation Award 2013. Awarded Distinguished Teaching Professor. State University of New York. College at Old Westbury 2009. New York State University Chancellors Research Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities. 2002. New York State Fellowship for the Arts (Sculpture), 1988 National Endowment Fellowship for the Arts (Sculpture), 1982 Berlin Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Berliner Kunstlerprogram, 1981 National Endowment Fellowship for the Arts, 1980 National Endowment Fellowship for the Arts, 1977

Selected bibliography

"The Narrative Void" Mac Adams, Essays by Alexandre Quoi, Francois Cheval, published by Le bec en L'air. 2010 "Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt", Mac Adams, Essay by Nancy Princenthal, published by Musées de Châteauroux & Éditions joca seria, 2004 "Crimes of Perception" Mac Adams, Essays by Judicael Lavrador & Yannick Vigouroux, published by Bank NSMD & Regard, 2001. Mens Rea. Published by Les editions de L'oeil, stories by Richard Price, Sarah Weeks, Yoann Gourmel, Jean –Bernard Pouy, Gael Teicher. 2006. Soulillou, Jacques, Mac Adams, Fonds Regional D'Art Contemorain, second edition, Deuxiemeepoque, 1989–1995. Blistene, Bernard, Mac Adams Mysteries, catalogue, Musée De Toulon, Toulon, France 1982. Forsha, Lynda, Mac Adams, Fountainhead Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, California, 1989

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Cardiff School of Art & Design
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mac Adams?

British painter (born 1943)

When was Mac Adams born?

Mac Adams was born on 15 April 1943 in Brynmawr.

What is Mac Adams's occupation?

Mac Adams is a sculptor and photographer.

What nationality is Mac Adams?

Mac Adams is British and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mac Adams

· Wikidata: Q3273906

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