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Adam Hawk

  • Associate Professor, Digital Fabrication & Design
  • Associate Professor, Design & Visual Communication
  • Area Head, Digital Fabrication & Design

Education

  • MFA, Blacksmithing, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale
  • BFA, Sculpture/Computer Arts, Memphis College of Art

Biography

Adam Hawk is a studio artist and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he teaches blacksmithing and design courses in the College of Arts and Architecture. He serves as Area Head of Digital Fabrication and Design and as Program Director of Blacksmithing. Hawk earned his MFA in metalsmithing/blacksmithing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and his BFA in sculpture and computer fine arts from the Memphis College of Art. Prior to joining UWM, he served as an assistant professor at Memphis College of Art and worked as a blacksmith at the National Ornamental Metal Museum.

Hawk’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Walter Anderson Museum, Fuller Craft Museum, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, the HOW Art Museum in Shanghai, China, Villa Braghieri in Italy, La Joaillerie par Mazio in Paris, France, and Munich Jewellery Week in Munich, Germany. Recent exhibitions include a two-person exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, a solo exhibition at the Appalachian Center for Crafts, and inclusion in 40 Under 40 at the National Metal Museum, an exhibition highlighting the next generation of influential American metal artists. He has also presented his work internationally, including speaking at the Stia International Blacksmithing Conference in Stia, Italy, the University of Gothenburg at Steneby, and virtual presentations at Hereford College of Arts in the United Kingdom.

Hawk’s creative research investigates digital design and manufacturing technologies in combination with traditional craft practices. Most recently, he has focused on CNC milling as a process to complement the design aesthetics, workflow and techniques used in his blacksmithing and metalsmithing practice. This work examines the relationship between these methods by contemplating the meaning of craft and how one may resolve the dichotomy that exists between contemporary technologies and processes historically hand-based.

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Recent & Selected Works

Adam Hawk Recent Work
Adam Hawk Recent Work
Adam Hawk Recent Work
Adam Hawk Recent Work