Nancy Adams | Also Known As: Nancy Y. Adams, Nancy Turriaga Adams
Nancy Adams is known for wheel thrown earthenware teapots, vessels, and sculpture.Vessel formsarefrequently made intosmall scalenarrativesculptures. The formisembellished with hand builtfigures ofreptiles, birds, andbotanicals.The surfacesaresprayed with multiple coats of underglazes and glazes. ...
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Nancy Adams is known for wheel thrown earthenware teapots, vessels, and sculpture.Vessel formsarefrequently made intosmall scalenarrativesculptures. The formisembellished with hand builtfigures ofreptiles, birds, andbotanicals.The surfacesaresprayed with multiple coats of underglazes and glazes. Adams? early work is porcelain.All motifs and embellishments are inspired by rural surroundings. Nancy Adams says she studied with her ?dear friend, Trial-and-Error.?1
A sound clip of Nancy Adamsrecordedon August 17 and 18, 2015can be found here:https://soundcloud.com/artstories/nancyadams08182015-clips
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1Bower, Barbara.See bibliography.
- Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1970-present
potter, ceramic sculptor
Other
- Public Collections
- Bibliography
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Bower, Barbara, “Nancy Adams: Trial and Error Success.” Ceramics Monthly 37, no. 2 (Feb. 1989).
- CV or Resume
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McGee, Donna
- Website(s)
Citation: McGee, Donna Nancy Adams, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/nancy-adams
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
