Rachel Adams
Rachel Adams
- Lecturer in Sculpture and Environmental Art
- Job Title
- Lecturer in Sculpture and Environmental Art
- School or Academic Area
- School of Fine Art
- School or Academic Area Supervised for
- School of Fine Art
- r.adams@gsa.ac.uk
- Professional Address
- The Sculpture and Environmental Art Department, Glasgow School of Art, Stow building, 43 Shamrock Street, Glasgow G4 9LD
Biography
Rachel Adams is a lecturer in Sculpture and Environmental Art (SEA) in the School of Fine Art. She was a visiting lecturer at several universities and art schools, including the Art Academy, DJCAD and ECA.
In 2024, she gained her PhD from the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) Print Studio. This project was a Creative Economies Studentship funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH).
Selected exhibitions include Interference, (2026) Yoshimi Arts, Osaka, Damp, (2022) domobaal, London, Noon, David Dale Galleries and Studio, Glasgow, Lowlight, Right Twice a Day, Jerwood Project Space, (all 2018), How to Live in a Flat, The Tetley, Leeds (2014). In 2023, she was a recipient of the Henry Moore Artist Award, and in 2015-6, Adams was a Sainsbury Scholar in Painting and Sculpture at the British School at Rome.
Research Interests
My research explores how different forms of work and their histories intersect, focusing on the intertwined relationships between domestic, technological and craft labour.
PGR Supervision Interests
I am particularly interested in supporting research projects that explore histories of feminised labour, craft, or technology through artistic practice.
Teaching
I am currently the year lead for Year 1 of the Sculpture and Environmental Art. Our year 1 programme is studio-based, focusing on introducing contemporary art through sculptural practice. My role includes coordinating teaching, curriculum development, and assessment.
I also teach in the Year 3 SEA course, including a cross-school module focused on methods of Storytelling in contemporary art practice, and I support students in developing projects with external partners as part of the SEA Negotiated Projects. Within this programme, I lead the archives and libraries projects at the Glasgow School of Art and with external partners.
Latest Additions
- Adams, Rachel (2026) Interference. Yoshimi Arts, Osaka, Japan, 1 February - 22 February 2026
- Adams, Rachel (2025) The Professor's Dream. The Wardlaw Museum, University of St Andrews, Scotland
- Adams, Rachel (2025) Commission in Response to John W Allen Collection, St Andrews University.
- Adams, Rachel (2024) Shoehorn. Pipeline Contemporary, London (curated by Slugtown), 12-27 July 2024
- Adams, Rachel (2023) Urpflanze: Permanent Lighting Display. Victoria & Albert Museum Dundee, September 2023 Onwards
- Adams, Rachel (2023) Urpflanze: Permanent Lighting Display at the V&A Dundee. Victoria & Albert Museum Dundee, September 2023 Onwards
- Adams, Rachel and Lynch, Tessa (2023) High on the Summit Ridge: Gabecare. Travelling Gallery, Various Locations across Scotland, 8 June - 18 August 2023
