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
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
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).
“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.