Nancy Adams, Nancy Y. Adams, Nancy Turriaga Adams

Biography to Display:

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1970- Present: potter, ceramic sculptor

BIOGRAPHY

Nancy Adams is known for wheel thrown earthenware teapots, vessels, and sculpture. Vessel forms are frequently made into small scale narrative sculptures. The form is embellished with hand built figures of reptiles, birds, and botanicals. The surfaces are sprayed with multiple coats of underglazes and glazes. Adams’ early work is porcelain. All motifs and embellishments are inspired by rural surroundings. Nancy Adams says she studied with her “dear friend, Trial-and-Error.” 1

A sound clip of Nancy Adams recorded on August 17 and 18, 2015 can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/artstories/nancyadams08182015-clips

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1 Bower, Barbara. See bibliography.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Bower, Barbara, “Nancy Adams: Trial and Error Success.” Ceramics Monthly 37, no. 2 (Feb. 1989).

WEBSITE(S):

nancyadams.net