My specalization is Portraiture, I have begun a new series of surrealist portraits solely from imagination. Please check for updates on my website.

personal likes:

laughing, laughing, movies, i also like laughing, a whole bunch of different kinds of metal, i like laughing at metal,esp black metal, or bands named troll, i like songs that have the word "pepsi-lepsy" in them, i like movies, and walks on the beach, of the olentangy, drawing my zine, new born baby puppies laying-on new born baby kitties

My Fellow Couchfire crew! My parents who are both artists in Cleveland, mike kelley, banksy, murakami, Cindy sherman, chuck close, guerilla girls, miranda july

I form a connection with my paintings almost like electricity,the best explanation is imagining a parallel dimension filled with images and compositions, like souls in purgatory. Paintings that only I can see, and I am like the kid in "The Sixth Sense" trying to guide these images into visual existence, but without the help of Bruce Willis.

Adam Crum
85 W.1st ave.
Columbus, OH 43201
c(440) 541-8671
www.adamcrumart.com


1. Solo Exhibitions
* Solo Show- Stained Skin- Columbus-April 2008 (upcoming)
* Solo Show- Hotel Lily- Columbus-March-May 2007
* Perservere– Columbus College of Art and Design- Thesis- December 2006
* Pictures of Kids with Guns-Corrine Russell Gallery- August 2005


2. Group Exhibitions

Agora-Junction View Studios- Columbus-April 2008(upcoming)
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland- February-2008(upcoming)
Couchfire Group Show- Ross Art Museum 2001- Columbus- Jan 2008
MDK Juris Collection- MDK Law firm- Columbus- Jan-Dec 2008-5 pieces picked
FAVA’s 28th Annual Members Holiday Show - FAVA Gallery-Cleveland-November
2007
All Saints Day Festival- Junctionview Studios-November 2007- Sponsored and organized live graffiti expo
Agora-Junction View Studios- Columbus- October 2007- Open Studio: Juried and
Currated over 300 works- Sponsor Chair for event-received over $12,000 in sponsorships
Agora-Junction View Studios- Columbus- April 2007- Open Studio: Juried and
Currated over 300 works
Baycrafters Portrait Show- Baycrafters Gallery- won "Best in Show"-Cleveland- 2007
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland-March 2007
FAVA’s 27th Annual Members Holiday Show - FAVA Gallery-Cleveland-November
2006
Agora- Junction View Studios- Columbus-November 2006
CCAD 127th Annual Student Exhibition-Canzani Gallery-Columbus- May 2006
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland-March- 2006
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland-March-2005
Group Show-Agape Gallery–Cleveland- October- 2004
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland-February- 2004
Group Show– Lakewood Art Gallery– Lakewood-December 2003
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland- February-2003
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland- February-2002
Spaces Members Show- Spaces Gallery- Cleveland- February-2001
Group Show- Detroit Access Gallery- Detroit- November 2000
Group Show- Avon Lake Public Library- Avon Lake-November 1997



3. Publications and Reviews

The Columbus Dispatch- Review of the Agora Event Oct. 2007
The Tri-Village News- Write-up for Agora Event Oct. 2007
The Alive- Write-up for Agora Event Oct. 2007
The Other Paper- Interview and Pictures 2007
Elyria Chronicle- Interview and Pictures 2007
Suburban News- Interview and Pictures for Agora Event-April 2007
Lorain County Journal- Interview and Pictures-April 2007
Press Newspaper-Cleveland-Interview and Pictures- April 2007
Outlook Weekly Magazine- Interview and Pictures- Feburary 2007
WestLife Newspaper, Article and Pictures-November 2006



4. Commissions
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2008
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2007
Mural Commissioned Mural 2007
Mural Commissioned Mural 2007
Mural Commissioned Mural 2007
Mural Commissioned Mural 2007
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2007
Portrait Commissioned Drawing 2007
Portrait Commissioned Drawing 2007
Portrait Commissioned Drawing 2007
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2006
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2006
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2006
Family Portrait Commission Painting 2006
Bicycle Portrait Commission Painting 2006
Portrait Commissioned Drawing 2005
Portrait Commissioned Drawing 2005
Portrait Commissioned Painting 2004


5. Education

B.F.A. 2007 Painting Columbus College of Art and Design

Areas of Specialization: Painting, Drawing
Comments: Took part in a period of study in Art Therapy, Sculpture, and Printmaking.
Earned Honors and
achieved President's List Honors for the last four consecutive semesters. Earned over
30,000 in Scholarships and grants.

6. Professional Experience

2008 Vice President- The Couchfire Collective
2007 Sponsor Chair- Agora III- helped receive over $12,000 in sponsorships-www.agoracolumbus.com
2007 The Couchfire Collective
www.thecouchfire.org
1997-2007 Product Design Hellbomb Productions
1997 Apprenticed under portrait artist Marty Gruit
Comments: Member of an artist collective located at Junctionview Studios. Volunteer and
organizer for the Agora event. www.agoracolumbus.com
2002-Present Service Technician- Muirimont - Clarmont/Thom's on Grandview

7. Work Experience

* Muirimont Corp./ The Clarmont- Bartender/Server- 2003-Present
* Hellbomb Productions- Product Design- 2000-Present
* Frank and Pauly’s Cleveland- Assistant Manager/Server-2000-2003
* Skreened.com- Tee-Shirt Designs-2007-Present