Adam Freed

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Adam was born just outside the city of Poughkeepsie amidst the rural surroundings of upstate New York. From a very early age he’d shown a strong interest in drawing and painting and pursued these interests throughout my schooling, graduating from Buffalo State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education. He taught elementary school art for three years before deciding to pack up and travel across the European continent. Adam trekked through thirteen different countries documenting his experiences in sketchbooks using drawings, collages and the written word.
When he returned to the states, he began to focus more intently on his own personal art production. During this period, Adam headed west and discovered a love for the Colorado Rocky Mountains, quickly settling into a life of skiing, mountain biking, hiking and of course, painting.
Adam currently resides in the small ski resort town of Crested Butte, Colorado with his wife and two sons where he paints full time from his home studio.

“Sometimes while painting, I am convinced that the painting is painting itself and I am a mere spectator. When I arrive at that place in my mind I am overcome with a profound clarity and  immeasurable joy that fuels my passion to create.
Whether I am providing art instruction to children or adults, I always insist that the key to anyone’s success as an artist is the ability to remain true to yourself- There are no two people in the world who are exactly alike, not even identical twins. It stands to reason that any form of expression, not just art, has the potential to produce something completely unique.
I have the greatest admiration for artwork that is singular in expression. The highest compliment anyone can pay to me as an artist is to say that my work is unique.
Though I consider the fundamentals of drawing and painting to be important, my ambitions as an artist reside somewhere beyond the scope of line, form and color. My journey and my intent stretch inward to a place within the core of who I am as an individual.”

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Crested Butte Gallery

409 Third Street

PO Box 453 Crested Butte, CO 81224

(970) 349-5936

cb@ohbejoyfulgallery.com