Adam Fowler
C, 2018

H, 2019

E, 2018

Born
Fairfax, VA, 1979
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2001
Maryland Institute College of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD
Awards and Grants
2011
New York Foundation for the Arts, Fellowship in Drawing, New York, NY
2007
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2006
The Trawick Prize (finalist), Bethesda Arts and Entertainment, Bethesda, MD
2005
The Trawick Prize (semi-finalist), Bethesda Arts and Entertainment, Bethesda, MD
2004
Young Artist Program Grant, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
One and Two Person Exhibitions
2020
Transparency of Volume, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA; exhibition catalog
2018
Spectral Resolution, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2013
Escaping Forward, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2012
Hide/Reveal, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2011
Trilogy, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2009
Unique Thrift, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2007
Incised Drawings, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2006
Flow, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY (two person with Venske & Spänle)
2005
Theme and Variation, Gallery at FlashPoint, Washington, DC
Group Exhibitions
2022
FRAMED 2: Works by Peter Alexander, Robert Arneson, Andrew Belschner, Roy De Forest, Adam Fowler, and Paul Sarkisian, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
FRAMED: Works by Peter Alexander, Robert Arneson, Andrew Belschner, Roy De Forest, Adam Fowler, Dana Hart-Stone, Robert Hudson, Ed Moses, Ruth Pastine, Paul Sarkisian and Andrea Way, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2020
30th Anniversary Exhibition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA; exhibition catalog
2019
Grounded, Rule Gallery, Denver, CO
2018
Lightest Gesture, Rule Gallery, Marfa, TX
What's My Line, Transformer, Brooklyn, NY
Unraveling, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Deep Cuts: Contemporary Paper Cutting, Currier Art Museum, Manchester, NH
2015
Reconfigured, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2014
Somewhere Between Creation and Destruction, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2013
Migratory Marks, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
2012
Christopher Henry Gallery, New York, NY
Next in Line: Drawing in the 21st Century, Kunsthalle Glapagos, Brooklyn, NY
First 30 Years, Robert Brown Gallery, Washington, DC
Cut, Drawn, Painted, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2011
White-Hot, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
2010
On/Off the Grid, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
PaperCut, Lemberg Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2009
Slash, Paper under the knife, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Cut: Makings of Removal, Wignall Museum, Los Angeles, CA
At 21, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
Intricacies, Lohin Geduld Gallery, New York, NY
On Of or About, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Home Schooled, Pace University, New York, NY
2008
Art on Paper 2008 Biennial Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Cut: Makings of Removal, Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Re-mix 2, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
Horror Vacui, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY
2007
Microwave, Five. Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
About Paper, Nu’uanu Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Three Part Harmony: Definition, Delicacy, and Detail in Drawing. Curators Office, Washington, DC
In Context: collage + abstraction, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Supple, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Drawings of another Kind. Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Etch a Sketch, the drawing show. Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
2006
The Trawick Prize, Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Aligned with Abstract LA, d.e.n. Contemporary, Culver City, CA
Summer Splash. Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY
The New Collage, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Cutting, Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA
Art Night, Hickok Warner Cole, Washington, DC
2005
LineAge, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Seven, Washington Project for the Arts/ Corcoran, Washington, DC
15 x 15, Meyerhoff Galley, Baltimore, MD
Select III, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2004
Core 13, Core Architecture, Washington, DC
Transformer Auction, Fusebox, Washington, DC
Art Romp, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Anonymous, Washington Project for the Arts/ Corcoran, Washington, DC
2003
Living Room Concert for Eyes and Ears, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Selected Collections
Cantor Fitzgerald, New York, NY
International Collage Center, Milton, PA
JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey Collection
Wellington Management, Boston, MA
Other Private Collections
Bibliography
2014
Hartford Current, Artists Create Work From Cut Paper, Susan Dunne
2013
Hyperalegric, Vanishing Virtuosity: Seven Artists, Seven Drawings, Thomas Micchelli, 11/13
New York Arts, Adam Fowler, Escaping Forward, Matthew Hassell, 8/ 13
2012
Modern Painters, Adam Fowler at Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, William Hanley, 9/12
The San Francisco Chronicle, Fowler Makes the Cut, Kenneth Baker, 5/26/12
2011
Terminal Magazine, Number 43, Spring 2011
2010
The Harvard Review, Number 38, Fall 2010
Time Out New York, A humble material takes center stage as an artistic medium, Jane Harris, 1/7/10
Real Detroit Weekly, The Skin of Dead Trees, Robert del Valle, 1/19/10
Washington City Paper, “On/ Off The Grid” at Irvine Contemporary, Louis Jacobson, 2/24/10
2009
The New York Times, Move Over, Humble Doily: Paper Does a Star Turn, Karen Rosenberg, 10/19/09
Art News, Reviews, Barbara A. MacAdam, December 2009
Art Papers, Jan/Feb 09, Art on Paper 2008, Max Halperen, 1/28/09
Elle Decor Italy, Mondi Di Carta, Piera Belloni Laura Maggi, 12/2009
Honolulu Weekly, Cheers to 21 Years, Marcia Morse, 11/25/09
The Empire Weekly, Holey Sheet, Christopher Michno, 11/09
The Winston-Salem Journal, Get Close: 'Art on Paper' show worth a long look, Tom Patterson, 1/11/09
2008
Weatherspoon Art Museum, Art on Paper 2008 Biennial, Exhibition Catalog, 10/08
Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 23 No. 3, Alt Basel, Julia Morrisroe, 4/08
The Village Voice, Voice Choices, R.C. Baker, 7/9/08
2007
Interface Magazine, Review, Year 07, Christopher Steel, 11/07
The New York Times, Art in Review, Martha Schwendener, 8/24/07
The New York Times, Art Listings, Martha Schwendener, 8/31/07
Honolulu Weekly, More than a paper moon, Marcia Morse, 8/15/07
The New York Sun, Abstract Jewels of Modernism, Maureen Mullarkey, 6/07/07
Pavel Zoubok Gallery, In Context: collage + abstraction, Exhibition Catalog, 6/07
San Francisco Chronicle, Garrison’s Pencil Covers Lots of Ground, Kenneth Baker, 6/05/07
2006
Home & Design Magazine, Modern Bohemian, Sally Kline, Fall 2006
The Bethesda Gazette, Few Surprises among Trawick Finalists, Claudia Rousseau, 9/20/06
The Washington Post, Trawick Prize Winners’ Attention to Detail, Michael O’Sullivan, 9/06
Pavel Zoubok Gallery, The New Collage, Exhibition Catalog, 6/06
The Village Voice, Voice Choices, R.C. Baker, 3/21/06
The Boston Globe, Marks of Distinction, Cate McQuaid, 2/9/06
Interior Design Magazine, Safari in the Sky, Raul Barreneche, 1/01/06
2005
The New York Times, Art in Review, Ken Johnson, 10/14/05
The New York Times, Art Listings, Ken Johnson, 10/21/05
The Village Voice, Voice Choices, R.C. Baker, 10/17/05
Drawing Papers, Fall Selections 2005, The Drawing Center, New York, NY 9/05
The Georgetowner, Art Warp, John Blee, 7/27/05
The Washington Post, Galleries, Jessica Dawson, 01/05
Washington City Paper, City Lights, Jeffry Cudlin, 01/05
2004
New American Paintings, Number 51, 2004, Boston, MA, Open Studio Press, 4/04