Bio
A graduate of Sydney's National Art School with a major in painting, Geoffrey Adams has been a practising artist for about 30 years and held exhibitions on subject matter ranging from inner-city bar scenes to mangrove landscapes.
Adams paints with sticks, knives and brushes, using a combination of methods including oil glazes and washes, drips and spatter to achieve unusual and distinctive effects. For watercolour and ink studies, he collects ochre pigments from different coloured soils to add to his works on paper and canvas.
Major exhibitions
2018 Second Nature, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby
2016 Low Tide, Foyer Exhibition Space, Chatswood
2015 Mishmash of Mangroves, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby
2010 Characteristic Views, Marianne Newman Gallery, Crows Nest
2008 Young Ballerinas, Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay
2007 Summer Show, Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay
2005 Ocean Blue, Surry Hills Art Gallery
2004 Greenwich Visions, Foyer Exhibition Space, Willoughby Council
2004 South Coast Blue, Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay
2003 South Coast, Surry Hills Art Gallery
2002 Ibis, Surry Hills Art Gallery
2001 River Scrub, Surry Hills Art Gallery
2000 River Landscapes, Surry Hills Art Gallery
1999 Chasing Chooks, Atrium Gallery, ABC Studios, Ultimo
1998 Dogs and Chooks, Surry Hills Art Gallery, Surry Hills
1997 Works from the Chookyard, Surry Hills Art Gallery, Surry Hills
1996 Tip Landscapes, Bottland Gallery, Surry Hills
1994 Whitsunday Landscapes, Newtown Gallery
1992 Wall Gallery, Edgecliff
1989 Drummoyne Gallery
Group exhibitions
2017 Willoughby Artists Open Studio Event
2013 Korea Australia Arts Foundation prize; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2012 Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2011 Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2010 Beneath the Surface of the Page, Marianne Newman Gallery; Balmain Art and Craft Show; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2009 Balmain Art and Craft Show; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio; Of The Landscape, Marianne Newman Gallery
2008 Balmain Art and Craft Show, Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio; Christmas Show, Marianne Newman Gallery
2007 Willoughby Art Prize; Balmain Art and Craft Show, Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio; Animal Show, Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay
2006 Christmas Show, Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay; Mixed exhibition, McGrath’s Art Gallery, North Sydney; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2005 Waverley Prize; Spiritual Truth, Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2004 Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2003 Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay; Willoughby Council Spring Festival Open Studio
2002 Amnesty Prize, TAP Gallery; Wee Waa Art Show
2001 Gallery 2021, Auckland, New Zealand; Michael Commerford Gallery, Rushcutters Bay; TAP Gallery Miniature Show; Skygarden Prize
2000 Michael Commerford Gallery, Milton; Skygarden Prize
1999 On The Tiles, The Sir Hermann Black Gallery, Sydney University; Skygarden Prize, The Big Print Gallery, Rushcutters Bay; In Habitat Gallery, Surry Hills; Warringah Art Prize
1998 Art and Frame International, Double Bay
1997 Maudespace Gallery, Blackwattle Bay
1996 Mosman Prize
1995 Provenance Gallery, Paddington; Mosman Prize; Newington Art Show
1994 Waverley Art Prize; Art and Frame International, Double Bay
1993 Eaglehawk Galleries, Glebe
1992 Rowntree Gallery, Balmain; Art and Frame International, Double Bay
1991 Gallery 77, Glebe
1990 Drummoyne Gallery
1989 Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, East Sydney
1988 Drummoyne Gallery
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