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ADAM THOMAS REES

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Sculpting and Painting Artist

Sculpting and Painting ArtistSculpting and Painting Artist

Adam Thomas Rees Artist

Polymer Clay Sculptor and Painter

Email: adamthomasrees@gmail.com


Profile

Creation is the guiding passion of my life. Twenty years ago, I brought that passion to the arts, first to sculpture through the medium of polymer clay and then to portraiture through the medium of paint. The ideas and themes I explore in these mediums is very different, but underlying them both is an exploration of a moment, of a characteristic, of an essence distilled through form and color. 

The West is the force that shapes and informs my art. In sculpture, I capture the natural part of the West—the radar ears of a hare, the lithe frame of a fox, the circumspect eyes of an owl. In paint, I capture the political figures of the Western world—the careful pose before a camera, the unguarded moment caught on film, the awkward face that becomes a meme. The West is the place where I enjoy the conveniences, comforts, culture, and frustrations of the city. The West is the place where I connect with nature and the little pieces of wild that still remain. The West is where I enjoy the benefits and privileges of living in America. The West is where I feel anger and abhorrence in equal measure with pride and hope for our politics.  

Representation

Wilde Meyer Gallery 2019 - Present

4142 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ

2890 E Skyline Dr. Suite 170, Tucson, AZ

https://wildemeyer.com

Canyon Road Contemporary 2013 - Present

622 Canyon Road

Santa Fe, NM 87501

505.983.0433

http://www.canyoncontemporary.com

A Gallery 2012 - Present

1321 South

2100 east

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

801.583.480

http://www.agalleryonline.com/

Terzian Galleries  2011 - Present

309 Main Street

PO Box 3359

Park City, UT 84060

435.649.4927

http://www.terziangalleries.com/

Your Private Collection Art Gallery 2018 – 2019

106 N Houston Street

Granbury, TX 76048

817.964.4357

http://www.yourprivatecollection.com

Blackfish Gallery   2007 - 2014

112 Morris Street

La Conner, WA 98257

360.399.1042

http://www.bisonbronze.com/

Utah Artist Hands   2008 – 2012

(Closed)

Awards

3rd Place 2013 Polymer Clay - Gallery style, Flow Art Space, 

St. Paul, MN: Owl

People’s Choice Award 2013 - Gallery style, Flow Art Space, 

St. Paul, MN: Owl

Award of Merit, 2012 88th Springville Salon, Springville, UT: 

Mountain Lion

Polymer Clay Shows 

2019 95th Annual Spring Salon, Springville, UT: Red Hunter

2018 The Vibrancy of Color, Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa 

Fe, NM: Selected Works

2016 President’s Show, SLC Community College, Salt Lake 

City, UT: The Boss

2016 Inverse / Outverse, Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa 

Fe, NM: Selected Works

2014 Wild Things, Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM: 

Selected Works

2016 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Fish (metal/  

polymer hybrid)

2015 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Abstract

2014 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Mare and Foal

2013 Summer Solstice, A Gallery, Salt Lake, UT: Selected 

Works

2013 Polymer Clay – Gallery Style, Flow Art Space, St. Paul, 

MN: Owl

2013 Two-person show, Terzian Galleries, Park City, UT: 

Selected Works

2012 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Trout

2012 88th Annual Spring Salon, Springville, UT: Mountain Lion

2011 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Polar Bear

2009 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Giraffe 

2008 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Cat and Wild 

Horses

2007 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Fish and Heron

2006 Utah Face of Sculpture, West Valley, UT: Cats and

Moose 

2006 September Gallery Stroll, Featured Artist, Magpies’ 

Nest, Salt Lake, UT: Frogs and Cats 

Painting Shows  

2018 President’s Art Show, SLC Community College, Salt Lake 

City, UT: Teddy

2018 Heroes: Pop Art Political Series, Fringe Gallery, Salt Lake 

City, UT: Heroes

2017 Statewide Annual Exhibition, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, 

UT: Death of The Boy

2017 President’s Show, SLC Community College, Salt Lake 

City, UT: Study in Politics

2015 President’s Show, SLC Community College, Salt Lake 

City, UT: Influences Number #4, Ricky Gervais 

2014 Beep Portrait of Artist As. . ., Wales, United Kingdom: 

Harder 

2014 Springville Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, 

UT: Self-Portrait #11 

Demonstrations

2018 The Vibrancy of Color, Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa 

Fe, NM 

2017 Park City Arts Festival, Terzian Galleries, Park City, UT

2016 Park City Arts Festival, Terzian Galleries, Park City, UT

2014 Wild Things, Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Articles and Reviews

“Must know Artist Adam Thomas Rees,” Santa Fean Magazine. Erin Sparkman, June/July 2018.

“Sunset Cane,” Polymer Week magazine. Lucy Štruncavá. Autumn 2017.

“Lovely Bones,” The Polymer Arts. Christi Friesen. Spring 2017. 

“Adam Thomas Rees: Polymerclay Sculptor,” The Beautiful 

People Project. (February 3, 2013). http://www.thebeautifulpeopleproject.com/2013/02/adam-thomas-rees-polymerclay-sculptor.html

“Large Scale,” Polymer Clay Global Perspectives. Cynthia Tinapple. 2012.

“The Music of Design,” The Polymer Arts.  Jainnie 

Jenkins.  (Fall 2012).  

http://www.pageturnpro.com/The-Polymer-Arts/32804-The-Polymer-Arts-Fall-2012-Vol-2-No-3/index.html#10

“Adam Thomas Rees,” From Polymer to Art: This Is Not Yellow. 2012.  http://www.frompolymertoart.com/c-

1589307/delivery-outside-europe/

“The Works of Western Masters,” Glinki Net.  (January 5, 

2012). 

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://glinki.net/adam-thomas-rees/&prev=/search%3Fq%3DAdam%2Bthomas%2Brees%2Bglinki%2Bnet%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den

“Super Size Polymer,” Polymer Clay Daily.  Christi 

Friesen. (November 21, 2011).  

polymerclaydaily.com/?s=adam+rees.

“Face of Sculpture,” Oquirrh Times.  Gennese Hawks. (September 11, 2011).  

oquirrhtimes.com/?p=3323 

“Sculpture at its Best at Bison Gallery,” San Juan Island Update.  Ian Byington.  (December 10, 2010).  

sanjuanupdate.com/2010/12/sculpture-at-its-best-at-bison-gallery/.  

“Utah Artist Marries Ancient Millefiori Technique to Sculpture,” Sculpture News at Sculptsite.  Bill West. (November 12, 2010).  sculptsite.com/sculpture-headlines-Adam-Rees-11-12-10.html.

“Adam Rees Cane Sculpture,” Sculpture News at Sculptsite.  Bill West.  (September 27, 2010). sculptsite.com/sculpture-headlines-Adam-Rees-09-27-10.html.

“Close Up,” Salt Lake Tribune.  Stephen Hunt.  (September 23, 2010).  sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/50327754-81/rees-canes-sculpture-sculptures.html.csp.

“Exhibition Review: West Valley City, The Face of Utah Sculpture,” 15 Bytes.  Kasey Boone.  (July 2007).  artistsofutah.org/15bytes/07july/page4.html.  


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