Adam Amram

Adjunct Instructor

Adam Amram is a multidisciplinary artist working across painting, sculpture, printmaking, and animation. Amram creates vibrantly colored portraits of humanity that capture fleeting moments—both quotidian and mesmeric. His work is deeply rooted in the study of memory and the act of forgetting, exploring how these forces shape perception, identity, and emotional resonance. Often rendered through distorted perspectives, Amram’s compositions evoke a visceral, uneasy closeness to their subjects. Across mediums, his work is marked by a profound sense of yearning. Through unique color palettes, spatial tension, and fantastical narrative, he invites viewers to contemplate the fragility of recollection and the beauty found in its impermanence.
 
Amram holds a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2016) and an MFA from Yale University (2024). His work has been exhibited internationally, including recent shows at Huxley-Parlour (London, UK), Spurs Gallery (Beijing, China), and Yossi Milo (New York, NY). Additional exhibitions include Zepster Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), David Castillo Gallery (Miami, FL), Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA), Mother Gallery (Beacon, NY), the de Young Museum (San Francisco, CA), Works On Paper Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), Harpy (Rutherford, NJ / Brooklyn, NY), Melanie Flood Projects and Adams and Ollman Gallery (Portland, OR), and Resort (Baltimore, MD). He recently participated as an artist-in-residence at Fountainhead (Miami, FL) in October 2024 and at MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA) in January 2025. He currently lives and works in South Orange, NJ.

 

Image Caption. "Scarlet Billows", 2024. Acrylic and pigment on canvas. 72 x 48 inches. 
 

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