About Evy
Evy Adamson is a metalsmith, sculptor and ceramicist from Kansas City and earned a BA from St. Olaf College in Minnesota in 2011. She taught agroforestry in Zambia through the US Peace Corps 2012-2014, worked in Austin, TX in environmental advocacy from 2014 - 2018, and from 2018 - 2022, Evy consulted Fortune 500 companies on sustainability practices in industrial settings. Evy is currently involved in the artist community in Strawberry Hill and is a metalsmithing Teachers Assistant at Johnson County Community College.
Artist Statement
Just as we imprint onto the earth for anthropocentric purposes, we imprint on metal for artistic and industrial practices. My work draws on 10 years of experience in a career of environmental advocacy and consultation in government, non-profit, and corporate settings. While taking a hiatus from my artistic practice during this period, I gained insight into environmental processes, transformation, and degradation. The goal was to shape a more sustainable practice, and the reality is that these systems we are navigating are infinitely complex.
I explore our world on a micro-scale, like in my piece “Stop, Walk on By” that appears as something abstract from afar and reveals symbols of peace when looking up close. While we are acting in consequence of large-scale systems, we still operate from personal experience and connection. My small pieces invite the viewer to look closely and to spend time observing details, like how getting to know someone requires us to slow down and be inquisitive.