Abbie Adams

Originally from Wellman, Iowa, Adams studied art, as well as women's and gender studies[2] at Goshen College in Indiana.[3] Initially focusing on painting and photography, Adams shifted her focus to drawing and illustration in her senior year.[2]

After studying abroad in Peru, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2013 to join Pulse, an organization that pairs recent university graduates with nonprofit organizations in Pittsburgh to "develop the next generation of servant leaders in our city".[4] Adams completed two years with Pulse,[2] serving as Community Liaison with Union Project,[3] an organization which "uses the arts to bridge gaps between communities".[5]

In 2013, Adams completed the "8th Street Project," a collection of drawings from houses on 8th street, observed from Google Street View, located in Goshen, Indiana, New York City; New Orleans; Douglas, Arizona; Los Angeles; Clarkston, Washington; Newport, Tennessee; and Carbondale, Colorado.[6] She completed a similar project in London, England, viewing houses on Google Street View and then visiting them in person the next day with her drawings and a camera.

While living in Pittsburgh, Adams drew "every house on Euclid south of Stanton and half the houses north of Stanton"[7] as part of her "The Euclid Avenue Project".[6] This project included 220 drawings of Euclid Avenue houses. On June 6, 2014, local residents were invited to view the project and received the drawings of their individual houses.[6]

Additional exhibitions include "50 Birds, 50 States",[6] "Murals",[6] "Stained Glass Windows",[6] and "Cities, Buildings, and Houses".[6]