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Nohra Haime Gallery

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Adam Straus

(American, born 1956)

montauk point: sunset by adam straus

Adam Straus

Montauk Point: Sunset, 2012

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winter woods by adam straus

Adam Straus

Winter Woods, 2014

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a crack in the magestic by adam straus

Adam Straus

A Crack in the Magestic, 2019

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no country for marlboro men by adam straus

Adam Straus

No Country for Marlboro Men, 2019

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still looking for the promised land by adam straus

Adam Straus

Still Looking for the Promised Land, 2018

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volcano glitch by adam straus

Adam Straus

Volcano Glitch, 2016

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old news: the majestic by adam straus

Adam Straus

Old News: The Majestic, 2017

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summit: melting by adam straus

Adam Straus

Summit: Melting, 2001

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Biography

Timeline

1956
Born in Miami Beach, FL
1974 - 1976
B.A. Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
1976 - 1978
B.S. Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1980 - 1982
M.F.A. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1980 - 1990
Resided in Tallahassee, FL
1983
Best of Show, Florida Regional Competition, Four Arts Center, Tallahassee, FL
1987
One of 10 Best of Show Award, Southeastern Juried Competition, Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL; First Prize, Holiday Banner Competition, Tallahassee, FL
1988
Best of Show, 1988 Florida Competition, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL; Artists Three Award, Annual Juried Competition at the Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL; Florida Individual Artists Fellowship
1989
Southern Arts Federation/NEA Fellowship
1990 - 2003
Moved to New York, NY

Exhibitions

2015
Adam Straus Exhibitions in 2015:
Even The 21st Century Longs For The Sublime, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Wintry Mix, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2014
Adam Straus Exhibitions in 2014:
Dust to Dust, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
2013
Looking for Nature and Singing the Paradise Blues, Nohra Haime Gallery New York, NY (solo)
From the Land, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo)
From the Land, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2012 - 2013
Landscape Paintings of Adam Straus, Vero Beach Museum, Vero Beach, FL (solo)
2012
Sharks in Art, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2011
The Armory Show – Modern, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY
Taking Notes or Trying to Keep the Fiddle Tuned, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Metamorphosis, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY

Public Collections

Von Leibig Art Center, Naples, FL
Fine Arts Museum, F.S.U., Tallahassee, FL
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middleton, CT
City of Orlando, FL
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
American Express
Advance Corporation, Miami, FL
Van Every Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Literature

2012
Pollack, Barbara. “Reviews New York: Adam Straus,” ARTnews, January, p. 109, illustrated.
2010
Amy, Michael. Fleurs 1880-1020. Benrimon Contemporary, New York, May 6 – June 5, exhibition catalogue, p. 34-35, illustrated; Evans, Sara. “Art Review: Familiar Becomes Strange in the Works of Riverhead Artist Adam Straus,” North Fork Patch, October 14; Jordan, Courtney. “Paint to Preserve the Scenery You Love,” ArtDaily.com, September 9; Rogers, Pat. “For This Painter, Landscapes Go Beyond the Merely Beautiful,” The East Hampton Press, June 22, illustrated.
2008
Adam Straus: Tick Tock Drip Drop…, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, February, exhibition catalogue; Bonhams: Contemporary Art. New York, Tuesday, November 11, exhibition catalogue, p. 54, illustrated; Evans, Sara. “Just In, The Artist: Adam Straus,” Vox Hamptons, Amagansett, NY, November-December, p. 18, illustrated; Evans, Sara. “Nature in Peril – The Art of Adam Straus,” Art of the Times, Palm Beach, Winter, pp. 20-21, illustrated; Gladstone, Valerie. “Reviews: Adam Straus” Artnews, New York, May, pp. 150-151, illustrated.
2007
Adam Straus: Small Memorials for a Great Loss, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, February, exhibition catalogu; Adam Straus: Inspired by True Events, Nohra Haime Gallery, Art Chicago, New York, April, exhibition brochure; Art in Embassies Program. “Adam Straus,” United States Embassy La Paz Bolivia, Washington, D.C., exhibition catalogue, pages 16-17, illustrated.
2006
Adam Straus: Short Stories from a Long Island, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, February, exhibition catalogue; Cohen, Mark Daniel. “The Visioning of the Loss”, Hyperion: On the Future of Aesthetics, New York, February 14
2005
Baum, Jane. “In The Gallery,” The Independent, The Hamptons, August 5; Chesler, Suzanne. “High on Nature,” Detroit Jewish News, Detroit, April 14, illustrated; Cohen, Ronny. Artists and Nature on Eastern Long Island:1940 to the Present. Spanierman Gallery at East Hampton, NY July 21-September 5, exhibition catalogue; Gordon, L.A. “Out and About,” The New York Sun, New York, February 25; Shinn, Dorothy. “Artist attacks pollution and waste in paintings,” Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Sunday July 3, p. E3, illustrated; Spalding, Jill. “Interview with Adam Straus,” WPS1, May 16, radio broadcast; Thompson, Seth. “Adam Straus: In the Shadow of Paradise,” Angle
English (US)

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