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Hank Murta Adams

Hank Murta Adams (Born 1956) is active/lives in New Jersey.  Hank Adams is known for Glass sculpture, figurative busts, educator.

Born in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams is an artist and the glass school creative director at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey. The son of an architect and an artist, Adams has been immersed in creative work since childhood. He began his own artistic pursuits as a painter and received his BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978.

While at RISD, he was introduced to glass by ACC Gold Medalist Dale Chihuly, who was then head of the glass program and became a mentor to Adams. Adams recalls being particularly attracted to the community he found within the glass studio – a strong contrast to the isolation associated with his previous medium of choice.

After pursuing further studies in glass at Penland School, Pilchuck School, and an MA from Tennessee Technological University, Adams developed a robust artistic practice. His rough, figurative sculptures are often at odds with the pristine, functional objects ubiqui   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1500 characters.]  Artist bio

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