Steven "Shik" Adams
Steven Shik is an artist and illustrator living and working on the East Side of Detroit. His work filters his own experiences as a Korean Adoptee by exploring the notion of identity through cultural origins and expectations. The complex narrative of adoption creates an emotional disconnection that is explored through his use of recurring symbols such as vultures and metronomes to help illustrate the passage of time and shifting perspectives this creates.
Currently located in Detroit, MI
stevenshik@gmail.com
Education
Kendall College of Art and Design
Bachelor’s in fine arts: Illustration 2014
Exhibitions
· 2012 Group Exhibition, The Du Jour Salon, 62 Division, Grand Rapids, MI
· 2013 Group Exhibition, Dead Ringer, The Meanwhile, Grand Rapids, MI
· 2013 Group Exhibition, Nightmare on Wealthy St, The Meanwhile, Grand Rapids, MI
· 2013 Group Exhibition, Portland Community Arts Council/ Annual Juried Art, Portland Arts Center, Portland, MI
· 2013 Group Exhibition, Illustration Club Show/ Free Radical, Armory Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
· 2017 Group Exhibition, CTRL Create, Heartside Gallery, Grand Rapids. MI
· 2018 Group Exhibition, Making Spaces Home, Blackbox Gallery, Dearborn, MI
· 2018 Group Exhibition, Art with a Capital A, KO Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
· 2019 Solo Exhibition, Damaged Goods, Bikes and Coffee, Detroit, MI
· 2020 Group Exhibition, U Up?, KO Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
· 2021 Group Exhibition, 20 Americans, Oloman Café, Hamtramck, MI
· 2022 Group Exhibition, Bright Night, 333 Midland Annex Gallery, Detroit MI
· 2022 Solo Exhibition, Planned Obsolescence, Vault of Midnight, Detroit, MI
· 2023 Group Exhibition, Oranges and Orchids, Brewery Faison, Detroit, MI
· 2023 Group Exhibition, Miles & Miles, Oloman Café, Hamtramck, MI