The form in my work is often analogous to the methods of its creation. Their structures emerge from the physical properties inherent in the specific, mundane materials I use, such as Elmer’s glue, correction fluid, ballpoint pen ink and resin. I stretch the limits of these media by subjecting them to non-traditional applications that ultimately generate complexity that belies the simplicity of their creation, like agates polished in a tumbler for two weeks, or sandstone outcroppings rubbed down by the wind for millenia.

-Shane McAdams

McAdams has had his work shown at both local and national museums including the Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, The Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI, The Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, and the Schneider Museum, Ashland, OR.

McAdams received his B.A. from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KA in 1996 and his MFA from the Pratt Institute, New York City, New York in 2005.