Artist Statement

Raised in a culture that emphasizes the wonders of technology yet still romanticizes nature and the natural world; I make sense of our present and future through my engaging work. I start with an idea and then choose a medium that best represents that idea. In the past I have worked in video, installation, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, printmaking and kinetic art.   

Biography

KC Adams or Flying Overhead Eagle Woman is a Winnipeg-based Relational Maker, registered with Fisher River Cree Nation. Adams graduated from Concordia University with a B.F.A in Studio Arts and a Masters in Cultural Studies, Curatorial Stream at the University of Winnipeg with Graduate student of Highest Distinction. Adams has been in several solo, duo, and group exhibitions and was included in the PHOTOQUAI: Biennale des images du monde in Paris, France. Twenty pieces from the Cyborg Hybrid series are in the permanent collection of the National Art Gallery in Ottawa and Birch Bark Ltd., is in the collection of the Canadian Consulate of Australia, NSW. Adams received the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Making A Mark Award, the Aboriginal Circle of Educator’s Trailblazing Award, Canada Senate 150 Award, and the University of Saskatchewan’s inaugural Ohpinamake Indigenous Art Prize. Adams is also the author of the popular Perception Photo Series book that challenges people’s biases towards Indigenous people.