Marina Adams

*  1960 in New Jersey, USA; lives in Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York City und Parma, Italien

Marina Adams earned degrees from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and Columbia University, New York, NY. She is a 2016 recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, and received the 2018 Award of Merit Medal for Painting from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Adams is known for her dynamic, abstract works which explore color, form and movement, featuring vibrantly colored interlocking shapes and lines. Often large in scale, Adams’ practice draws inspiration from a range of subjects including architecture, ceramics and textiles, from the richly patterned rugs of Morocco to the Moorish tiles found in the Alhambra Palace in Spain. Adams’ practice is notable for its skillful use of color, which is combined with form to create a sense of movement and rhythm in her work.

Foto: Dan Branica www.marinaadams.com