About
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. By applying the filter of his experience as an Asian American, Steven Shik recontextualizes Korean symbolism to help illustrate his emotional disconnection to a culture that they remain a Spectator to.
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
2024 Solo Exhibition, Factory Settings, Oloman Café, Hamtramck, MI
2024 Group Exhibition, Summer Fantasy, 333 Midland Annex Gallery, Highland Park, MI