- hawk@uwm.edu
- Art Building 430B
- He / Him
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. Hawk earned his MFA in metalsmithing/blacksmithing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and BFA in sculpture and computer fine arts from Memphis College of Art. Previously, Hawk has served as an assistant professor at Memphis College of Art and worked as a blacksmith at the National Ornamental Metal Museum. His work has been exhibited at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Walter Anderson Museum, Fuller Craft Museum, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, the HOW art museum in Shanghai, China, The Villa Braghieri in Italy, and the LA Joaillerie par Mazio in Paris, France. Most recently, Hawk has participated in a 2-person exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, a solo exhibition at the Appalachian Center for Crafts and was included in an exhibition at the National Metal Museum titled 40 Under 40, which “explores the next generation of influential American metal artists.”
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.
Recent Work
