EDUCATION:
2023 MFA Summa Cum Laude, Studio Art and Art History, City University Of New York,
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2015 BFA Summa Cum Laude, Studio Art and Art History, Long Island University-Post,
School Of Visual And Performing Art, Brookville, NY
2013 Associate Degree in Science Magna Cum Laude, Studio Art and Art History, Nassau
Community College, Garden City, NY
2012 Associate Degree in Arts Cum Laude, Liberal Arts and Science, Nassau Community
College, Garden City, NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2023 - Artist Instructor, Colorful Fox (Tutoring Center), Northern Blvd., Queens, NY
2023 - Adjunct Professor, City University Of New York, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
(3-D Design Principles - Spring 2023)
2022 - Teaching Assistant, City University Of New York, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
(Ceramics - Fall 2022)
AWARDS/GRANTS/HONORS:
2023 Walter Cerf Fine Arts Sub Fund Award, City University Of New York,
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Rose Goldstein Memorial Scholarship Award, City University Of New York,
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Charles Shaw Art Award, City University Of New York, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn,
NY
2020 ARTYA Award, Artists For A Green Planet, New York, NY
2015 O’Malley Scholarship Award, Long Island University-Post, Art Department,
Brookville, NY
2015 Third Place Award, Victors Of Survival, North Shore Art Guild, Inc., Port
Jefferson, NY
2013 Honorable Mention Award, Art Student Competition Exhibition, Firehouse Plaza Art
Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
2012 Presidential Award, History/Political Science/Geography Department, Nassau
Community College, Garden City, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2023 The Color II, Mineola Memorial Library, Mineola, NY
2022 The Color, Hewlett Public Library, Woodmere, NY
2020 Standing Out In Crowds, Hewlett Public Library, Woodmere, NY
2018 Peering Sky, Hewlett Public Library, Woodmere, NY
2017 Mysteries Within The Sky, Uniondale Public Library, Uniondale, NY
2016 Faces Of Inspirational Women, In Honor of Women’s History Month,
Uniondale Public Library, Uniondale, NY
2015 My People, My Culture & My Birthplace, HSAL Gallery, Long Island University,
Post, Brooksville, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023 The Oyster Middens Beneath Us, Brooklyn College MFA Thesis Exhibition,
Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Victors of Survival, North Shore Art Guild, Port Jefferson, NY
2015 SungShin University, Seoul, South Korea
2015 Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea
2015 Hit & Run II, University of Ulsan, South Korea,
2015 Honam University, Gwangju, South Korea
2014 Individual Self Portraits, Sculpture Gallery, Brooksville, NY
2013 Journey, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Garden City, NY
Art Student Competition Exhibition, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Garden City, NY
Black History Month, Freeport Memorial Library, Freeport, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
ArtTour International Magazine, Anniversary Winter Issue, New York, NY 2021.
The Art Book 2020, Artblend, Florida, 2020.
ArtTour International Magazine, “Sacred Waters” The cry of the Oceans - Spring Issue,
New York, N, 2020.
ArtTour International Magazine, Art As A Healing Force – Summer Issue, New York,
NY, 2020.
ArtTour International Magazine, Artists For A Green Planet – Fall Issue, New York,
NY, 2020.
Medium.Com, “Rising Artist Evelyn Adams Brings Ghana’s Rich Culture to Life Through
Her Artworks in New York”, 2020.
Daily Herald, “Evelyn Adams, Showcasing Her Colorful Origins Through Art”, 2020.
The New York Weekly, “Evelyn Adams Showcasing Her Colorful Origins Through Art”,
2020.
Kivo Daily, “Evelyn Adams, aka Yinka, Connects with Her Cultural Roots Through Art”,
2020.
Viviana Puello, Interview, MN NHD Channel 1993, New York, NY, August 6, 2020.
Port Jefferson Times Herald Newspaper, “Victors of Survival”, Port Jefferson, NY
October 2015.
VISITING LECTURE/PRESENTATION:
2023 Artist Speaker Event, Borough Of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
December 2023.
2016 Artist And NCC Alumni, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
March 2016.
2016 Face s of Inspirational Women, In Honor Of Women’s History Month,
Rochdale Village Community Library, Jamaica, N, March 2016.