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Nancy Loorem AdamsLoorem Adams is a sculptor specializing in contemporary ceramics that
evoke the natural environment surrounding her home on Whidbey Island, Washington. She explores natural forms with surface glazes that are poured, brushed, dipped, layered and blended to create richly layered and complex organic surface treatments. Loorem Admas’ ceramic work is influenced by the celebrated Northwest ceramic artists Robert Sperry, Ken Turner, and Reed Ozaki, as well as the expression of a subtle Japanese aesthetic. She continues her studies of ceramics with noted artists, most recently, Carol Gouthro, Ken Turner Patti Warashina and George Rodriguez. Loorem Adams shift to ceramics follows a successful career in sculptural basketry, where she gained recognition for her innovative use of cane and wood veneers, particularly her mastery of random weave techniques. Her sculptural basketry work was featured in national, international and regional exhibitions, magazines, catalogs and private collections reflecting its significance in the field of contemporary craft. This deep foundation in form and structure now informs her ceramic practice, seamlessly blending technical precision with fluid, natureinspired compositions. Beyond her studio practice, Loorem Adams has been an influential leader in the arts. She has co-curated and designed significant exhibitions such as NWCraft24 and Currents 2020 at Schack Art Center, and she was guest curator of Ron Ho: A Jeweler’s Tale at the Bellevue Arts Museum, where she also authored the accompanying monograph. Other notable curatorial projects include NOW Beauty and Paradox at Museo Gallery (2018) and Earth Elements at Matzke Fine Art Gallery 
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Float, Museo Gallery May 2026
Waterways Group Show Schack Art Center April 2026 Anacortes Art Festival Juried Exhibition 2025 Northwest School Now Bainbridge Island Museum of Art July2 024 NWCraft24 Schack Art Center June 2024 Museo Gallery June, 2024 exhibition invited artist Vessels Speak Volumes, Gallery Mack Seattle, Washington December - January 2023 Fantasy Footwear: The She Reimagined, Clarke & Clarke Gallery Mercer Island 2022 Eat Desert First, Museo Gallery Whidbey Island 2021 Members Biennial Exhibition Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton Massachusetts 2020 February 8, 2020 - November 8, 2020 National Basketry Organization, Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition, The Kentucky Museum Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky 2019 Excellence in Fibers Craft in America Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2019 Excellence in Fibers juried exhibition in print IV Fiber Art Now Winter 2018/2019 STEM+Art+Design Northwest Designer Craftsmen Create, Schack Art Center, Everett Washington 2019 Playlist Museo Gallery, Langley Washington Group Exhibition February 2019 Northwest Designer Craftsmen The Contemporary Art of Fine Craft, Washington State Convention Center 2018 Art at the Port, Anacortes Arts Festival juried exhibition 2018 Anacortes, Washington Great Basins Basketry Exhibition HGA Convergence Conference 2018 Reno Nevada Manga Artifact, Second Place: Made It, Honorable Mention "Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot" Fall 2018 Issue Front Cover Image Manga Artifact, and article Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. Whatcom County Musuem Gathered Together Group Show NW Basketry Guild 2018 Bellingham, Washington Nancy Loorem Adams One Woman Show Skagit Community College 2018 Mount Vernon, Washington All Things Considered 9 Basketry in the 21st Century exhibition and catalog National Basketry Organization International Show Tacoma Washington 2017 In Response to Baskets Art Stop Gallery Northwest Designer Craftsmen Juried Exhibition 2017 Tacoma Washington Interwoven, The Sculptural Basketry of Nancy Loorem Adams LaConner Fiber and Textile Museum LaConner Washington 2017 NOW Beauty and Paradox Exhibition Museo Gallery 2017 Curator and Artist, Langley, Washington Bellevue College Northwest Designer Craftsmen Juried Exhibition 2017 Bellevue, Washington Garden Show Museo Gallery April 2017 Langley, Washington Crafting Community Inaugural International Exhibition in Print, Surface Design Journal Winter 2016/2017 Karla Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Earth Elements Exhibition 2017 Co-Curator and Artist Vashon Art Center Northwest Designer Craftsmen Exhibition 2017 Museo Gallery Beach Party Exhibition February - March 2017 Fiber Fusion Juried Traveling Exhibition, Jurors' Award Winner, Schack Art Center Everett, March -April 2017; North Winds Gallery Port Townsend, WA February 2017,;Vala Art Center November - January 15th 2017; Allied Arts Richland WA June, 2016 Museo Gallery Gift Show November - December 2016 The Garden Show, Museo Gallery April, 2016 Mardi Gras Invitational Exhibition, Museo Gallery 2016 Langley, WA Beyond the Surface 2016 Juried Exhibition La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, La Conner WA Craft Forms 2015 International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA Entwined Invitational Exhibition Museo Gallery, 2015 Langley, WA Expressions Northwest 2015 Juried Exhibition Northwind Art Center Port Townsend, WA Whidbey Island Whidbey Island Center on the Art’s Group Show, 2015 Langley, WA The Grid Show, invitational Artist Exhibition Museo Gallery, 2015 Langley, WA Pop Art Exhibition Museo Gallery 2015 Langley, WA Schack Art Center 2014 Juried Exhibition, Everett, WA I Can’t Believe It’s Fiber Invitational Artist Exhibition Museo Gallery, 2014, Langley, WA Medieval Exhibition Museo Gallery 2014 Langley, WA Out of the Blue Juried Exhibition Northwest Quilt and Textile Museum 2014, LaConner, WA White on White Invitational Exhibition Museo Gallery 2013, Langley, WA Whidbey Island Center on the Arts Lobby Exhibit 2013, 2014, 2015, Langley, WA Dancing Surfaces Juried Exhibition, Surface Design Association of Washington Phinney Ridge 2014 Juror: Schack Art Center Annual Juried Exhibition June 2026 Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair, July 2020 Curatorial: NWCraft24 Northwest Designer Craftartists Group Exhibition with Larry Metcalf Currents 2020 National Craft Exhibition and Symposium, Schack Art Center with Larry Metcalf Ron Ho: A Jeweler's Tale Exhibition , Nancy Loorem Adams Curator, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington 2019 NOW Beauty and Paradox Group Exhibition 2017 Museo Gallery Langley, Washington Curator and exhibiting artist Earth Elements Group Exhibition 2017 Karla Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Co-Curator and exhibiting artist Publications: National Basketry Organization, Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog, The Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky 2019 Ron Ho: A Jeweler's Tale 32 Page Exhibition Monograph Nancy Loorem Adams Curator/Author 2019 Collaboration Bellevue Arts Museum & Northwest Designer Craftsmen Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot Fall 2018 Issue Front Cover Image Manga Artifact, and article Nation Basketry Organization Inaugural Exhibition In Print 2018 Basketry A Way of Life Whidbey Life Magazine Winter 2017-18 Crafting Community Surface Design Association Inaugural International Exhibition in Print Surface Design Journal Winter 2016/2017 Awards: Juror's Award for The Birth of the Grid, Fiber Fusion, 2016-2017 Juried Traveling Exhibition, Washington Great Basins Basketry Exhibition Handweaver's Guild of America Convergence Conference 2018 Reno NV Manga Artifact, Second Place: Made It, Honorable Mention |