Born 1976, Chicago, IL

EDUCATION

1999
Post Baccalaureate Certificate, painting, Studio Arts Center International, Florence, Italy

1998
BFA Sculpture, School of Art and Design at Alfred University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
"New Westerns," PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2009
"Waterwegen," James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

2008
False Fjords, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
Hinterland, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

2007
"The Glows," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

2003
"A Great Knot," Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Portland, OR
"On Wee," Hive Modern, Portland, OR

2002
"This Lone Thicket," Crowsenbergs, Portland, OR

2001
"Ignoring Recent Plot Twists," Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Portland, OR

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
"Critical Messages: Contemporary Northwest Artists on the Environment," Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR

2009
"Out of Bounds: Art form the collection of Driek and Michael Zirinsky, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
"Considered Space," Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA

2008
"Volume," WorkSound Gallery, Portland, OR

2007
"Weirding and the Uncanny," Newberg Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
"High Five," Juried Exhibition, The CW, Los Angeles, CA
"It’s all about Maps," Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, OR

2006
"Fresh," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
"Safety Dance," Portland, OR
"Suite B," Valentine’s, Portland, OR
"The Portrait Show," Hall Gallery. Portland, OR

2005
"6th Annual Young Painters Competition," Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Group Show, Seattle Art Museum Rental and Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA

2004
"Introductions," Seattle Art Museum Rental and Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA

2003
Core Sample, Portland, OR
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

2002
"New Abstraction," Mahlum Architects, Courtesy of Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
"Attainable Paradise," Eagerwally Gallery, Portland, OR
"Nautical/ Maritime," Eagerwally Gallery, Portland, OR
"Aisle 21," Warehouse Artist Co-Op, Portland, OR
"Auction," Cameron Showroom, Portland, OR

2001
"Alphabet Dress," Portland, OR
"Fourth Dimension and Beyond," Mahlum Architects, Courtesy of Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
"Meeting People," Charm Bracelet, Portland, OR

2000
"Art in the Dark," Martial Art Gallery, Portland, OR

1999
"Shift," SACI Post Baccalaureate Exhibition, Florence, Italy
"Adam Sorensen, Brad Schmidt: New Paintings," SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy

1998
BFA Exhibition, School of Art and Design at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Light is Love, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

RESIDENCIES
1999 Resident artist and assistant glass blower at Westfalisches Industriemuseum,
Glashutte, Germheim, Germany

COLLECTIONS
The Nines, Portland, OR
4Culture, Seattle, WA
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Westfalisches Industriemuseum, Glashutte Gernheim, Germany
The CW, Los Angeles, CA

PUBLICATIONS
2010
"Adam Sorensen and Nick Blosser, WW Pick, Willamette Week, Sept. 1
Row, D.K., “September First Thursday: Critic’s Picks,” The Oregonian, Sept. 1

2009
New American Paintings, (Zevitas, Steven T., editor/publisher), Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2009/January 2010.

2008
Jahn, Jeff, "Portland Openings in Seattle and New York," PORT
Row, D.K., "Shows of Note," The Oregonian, January 10
Hackett, Regina, "Painters at Different Stages of Their Careers Show Strong in Three Exhibits," Seattle Post Intelligencer, February 7

2007
High Five, published by the CW Television Network

2004
New American Painters

2003
Oregon Biennial Catalog, published by the Portland, Art Museum, Portland, OR