Adam Putnam (born 1973, New York) is an American visual artist working primarily with photography, drawing, and performance art.[1][2] Putnam is a Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.[3]
Adam Putnam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BFA Parsons School of Design, New York, NY MFA Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT |
| Known for | Photography |
Career
editAdam Putnam holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design, New York (1995), and an MFA from Yale School of Art, New Haven (2000).[4] In 2008, Putnam exhibited the video piece The Way Out (2005) at the Whitney Biennial.[5]
In 2020, the photo book Portholes: Photographs by Adam Putnam, with text by Lauren O'Neill-Butler in conversation with Adam Putnam was published by Penumbra Foundation.[6]
Putnam's solo exhibition Holes in New York at PPow gallery expanded on the artist's practice by exhibiting photography, drawing, sculpture, film, and performance pieces to comment on image-making in relation to nature and environmental issues.[7]
Putnam's work has been featured in international contemporary art exhibitions such as the Whitney Biennial 2008, New York; Busan Biennale 2008, South Korea; and the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Russia. His work was also on view at MoMA PS1, Queens, and Artists Spaces, in New York's Tribeca neighborhood.[8] Adam Putnam's work is included in the collections of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida, and the Nasher Museum of Art, North Carolina.[8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Simmons, William J. (2015-02-05). "Adam Putnam". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Adam Putnam". Artnet. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Adam Putnam". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Adam Putnam | Contemporary Arts Center". www.contemporaryartscenter.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "2008 WHITNEY BIENNIAL". whitney.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Portholes by Adam Putnam". Penumbra Foundation – Photography Non-Profit in NYC. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Kastner, Jeffrey (2023-04-01). "Adam Putnam". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b "Adam Putnam – Holes – Exhibitions – PPOW". www.ppowgallery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.