Gina Adams facts for kids

Gina Adams (born in 1965) is an American artist and activist. She creates art using many different styles and materials.

Education and Learning

Gina Adams went to college to study art. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from the Maine College of Art. Later, she earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from the University of Kansas. She studied visual art, how to organize art shows, and important ideas about art.

Her Art Career

Gina Adams has taught art at different universities. She was a professor at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. In 2019, she became an assistant professor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She left Emily Carr University in 2022.

Adams is well-known for her artwork made from old quilts. But her art includes many other styles and materials. She also creates sculptures, ceramics, paintings, prints, and drawings.

Her artwork often focuses on the agreements, called treaties, that were broken between the U.S. government and Native American tribes. Her art has been shown in famous publications like The New Yorker and Hyperallergic.

Special Art Projects

Gina Adams's art was part of an exhibit called "March Madness" in New York City. For this show, she displayed old photos of a girls' basketball team. These photos were from the Osage Boarding School.

About Boarding Schools

Boarding schools like Osage were places where Indigenous children were sent. The goal was to make them forget their Native culture. Children were often not allowed to speak their own language. They were sometimes even told they could not use their own names. Adams's art helps people remember these important parts of history.