About

Artist’s Statement
I am in love with the process of creative exploration and discovery, both internal and external. I work with a variety of paint media and other materials, applied and manipulated on a surface. There are times my work is studied, deliberate and observational, but often it is playful, intuitive, and very abstract. Still other times, it is deeply personal with only symbolic representation. In my performances, it is about channeling energy from the music and an enthusiastic audience onto the canvas.

In all cases, love is the overarching theme of my work. I rarely drift into the darker issues of our times, but rather strive always to make my work a celebration of the good. Influences of my rural, Midwestern childhood are omnipresent in my work, as is my faith in a loving God. Over a period of many years I have cultivated an alignment of my life and my art in order to attain and maintain authenticity in both. I also possess a strong, lifelong commitment to service, whether using my work to benefit important causes or teaching and mentoring other artists.

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Bio
Gregory Adamson is an artist, entertainer, philanthropist, teacher, and public speaker who has taken his “Facing the Music” performance painting across the U.S. and abroad, performing at a variety of events including charity fundraisers, corporate events, conventions, fairs, festivals, concerts and private functions. Highlights of his performance career include performing at concerts with popular recording artists, a special performance in London for officials during the Olympics, and a performance at Capitol Records honoring the memory of John Lennon. His performance paintings have raised more than $1 million in auction proceeds at fundraising events with individual paintings auctioning for as much as $100,000.

Greg is also a commissioned studio painter whose work is held in numerous collections and has been shown throughout the U.S., plus Canada, U.K., China and Japan. Greg’s clients and collectors include major record labels, media companies, Fortune 100 companies, celebrities, national political figures, and public institutions. He has created multiple studio portraits for Grammys honorees including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Lionel Ritchie and others. His work has also been displayed in D.C. Congressional offices and is owned by congressional leaders and the son of a U.S. president. He has been featured in numerous print publications and on broadcast media.

Career Highlights

• Greg performed at Capitol Records in Hollywood for a special tribute to the 75th birthday of John Lennon.
• He performed in London during the 2012 Olympics and was commissioned to create a painting honoring Chinese athletes that was presented to the People’s Republic of China’s Olympic Committee.
• His commissioned works are owned or exhibited across the U.S and beyond by celebrities, elected officials, major corporations, public institutions, professional firms, and have been displayed in Congressional Offices in Washington, D.C.
• His work has also been exhibited in New York, Canada, United Kingdom, China and Japan.
• A collection of Greg’s Post-it Notes art was exhibited by 3M Corp. at a special media event in New York City.
• In 2016 he had a retrospective solo museum exhibition and was featured in a television program on PBS titled Exploring the American Spirit. He has also been featured on Spectrum 1, the 24-hour news channel and in numerous print publications.
• Greg’s performance paintings have collectively raised more than $1 million for charity and have sold individually at auction for as much as $100,000.
• He also teaches classes and workshops at Riverside Art Museum, University of California Riverside Extension, and privately. His online Blue Collar Artists community and Artful YoU Course are recent additions.