Glenn Adams

2011—Visual Arts

Glenn Adams

Glenn Adams has intertwined two professions for a lifetime. A graduate of McGill University (B.Sc. 1949, Ph.D. 1953), he worked initially in the aircraft industry and also began painting. During an art workshop in 1960 and a year’s study at Mount Allison in 1962-63 he was deeply influenced by Alex Colville and Lawren P. Harris. Engineering precision is visible in the meticulous attention to colour and detail that typifies his work.

Since moving permanently to Sackville in 1974, he has been an active supporter of the Sackville Art Association and of Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre. Farther afield, he has exhibited in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, New York and other centres. His work is included in private collections across Canada and in the permanent holdings of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Owens Art Gallery, the Beaverbrook Gallery, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Canada Council Art Bank.