Vicki Adams

Vicki Adams was born in 1931, near Blockton, Iowa. She has received her BFA (1974) and MFA (1978) from Drake University.

Vicki Adams is a papermaker and a print artist. Her handmade paper incorporates recycled paper, plant materials, and dyes to produce sensual textures and subtle color variations. Random Collection is an example of her sophisticated use of paper as a sculptural material. Adams has taught and shown her work extensively. She is a member of the Artists' Gallery, a cooperative gallery in Valley Junction West Des Moines, and also is associated with the Octagon in Ames and the Wiederspan Gallery in Cedar Rapids.

When they (her and her husband had moved to CA & other places as he was in the military) returned to Des Moines, she began taking classes at the Des Moines Art Center, and eventually returned to Drake part-time, and earned her B.F.A. in 1974.

She received her M.F.A. from Drake in 1978. Her emphasis was printmaking, and she taught printmaking classes for several years. She has three children and one grandson. Her work is mostly abstract collagraphs and handmade paper works.

SOURCE - http://www.lucidplanet.com/iwa/ArtistPages/adamsv.php (Aug 2025)

As of 2025 she is alive !! https://www.instagram.com/p/DEvT4PqSOHi/