Adam 5100

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Artist Biography

Adam 5100 was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He took to the art of graffiti, a path that would eventually take him to the California College of Arts and Crafts (recently renamed the California College of the Arts). His studies in printmaking and illustration won him the Yozo Hamaguchi award in printmaking, and a BFA with distinction. It was at CCAC where Adam5100 came to know the massive world of art. Most important for him was the sweep from classic American photography, which he took as a realistic portrayal of the history of America, of the life and times of its people, to the freedom of modern and contemporary painting. Based on those influences, and reflecting his fast-moving imagination, Adam5100′s paintings have taken on a satirical look, challenging concepts of modernity, using spaces as a language to describe forgotten places, and light to evoke their story and context within the present, our time. In the years following his formal education, Adam5100′s knowledge of printmaking and savvy ability with spray paint developed into a love and talent for painting using stencils. His stencils represent hundreds of hours of meticulous work and fine detail — the hallmark of his works. He continues to live and paint in Oakland, CA, and exhibits frequently.

Curriculum Vitae

2009 “Hip Hop with out boarders”, fundraiser, Cell Space, SF, Ca
2009 “Your kid can’t do this”, touring Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Australia

2008 “Family First” group show, White Walls Gallery, SF, Ca
2008 “Stencil History X” group show, Ink_d gallery Brighton, and London, UK
2008 “Adam5100 & Michael Genovese” – White Walls Gallery, SF, CA
2008 “The Heart Versus the Mind in a Fight to the Finish” – Rowan Morrison Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008 “Formerfunction” – Stussy SF, CA
2008 “Outside, Inside” – Carmichael gallery LA, CA
2008 “Collabo-mask” -6 space, Sf, Ca

2007 “Exacto Mundo”- Pawn Gallery, Dallas Texas-
2007 “Group Show with Albert Reyes, Mildred, and Nathin Thomas Wilson” -jinxed clothing Philadelphia Pa,
2007 “All-stars group show” -Division 9 gallery- Riverside Ca,
2007 “Distilled Annual Fashion and art show” SF CA”
2007 “Favorites Show” -Outeredgestudio, Monterey Ca-
2007 “Expresscion” Exhibit on Alcatraz, Sf
2007 “2nd annual planned parenthood benefit” Alb, NM
2007 “AllStarHustlas 3″ -White Walls gallery, SF CA,
2007 “Stencil History X, book release show” Paris, France
2007 “Hip2Help Benefit show” SF CA, White Walls Gallery
2007 “My Favorite color”- White Walls gallery, SF, Ca

2006 “Allstar Hustlas’ 2″- White Walls gallery, SF, Ca
2006 “Boontling Allstars”- Boontling gallery, Oakland, Ca
2006 “Open Studios” White Walls, SF, Ca
2006 “New Stencil Works”- Logan Hicks Adam 5100, Tampa Bay Florida, Red Letter One Gallery
2006 “Lights Out”, Scion Dashboard, SF, Ca
2006 “Favorites Show”, Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, Ca
2006 “Layered”, Urbis Artium Gallery, 49 geary, SF Ca
2006 “Overhung”, Boontling Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2005 “Fantastic Amnesia”, California Collage Of Art , SF Ca
2005 “All Star Hustlas”, White Walls Gallery, SF, CA
2005 “Holding Hands”, Boontling Gallery, Oakland, CA
2005 “Wet paint”, White Walls Gallery, SF, CA
2005 “50″, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA
2005 3rd annual Erotic Show, Shooting Gallery, SF, CA
2005 Pool Art Fair, NY, NY
2005 “Day In The Life”, White Walls Gallery, SF, CA
2005 “World Of Influence, Redux”, Urbis Artium Gallery, SF, CA
2005 “World Of Inflince”, Urbis Artium Gallery, SF, CA
2005 “Islands And Bridges”, UpperPlayground, SF, CA

2004 “We Three”, Milk Dj Bar and Lounge, SF, CA
2004 Solo Exhibition, Communication Gallery, SF, CA
2004 “Up Our Sleeve”, Traveling Exhibition
2004 Exhibition, Villains Clothing Store, SF, CA

2003 Group Show, Grain Of Sand Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2003 Skate Deck Show, Culture Cache Gallery, SF, CA
2003 Solo Show, Aldalitas Gallery, Albuquerque, NM