EDUCATION
2015 MFA Printmaking, Indiana University, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts,
Bloomington, IN.
2005 Non-degree graduate course work, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art
History, Iowa City, IA. Studio Hours (credits) earned 6; GPA: 3.84.
2002 BFA with Honors Printmaking, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015- Curr Future Faculty Teaching Fellow in Studio Art, Indiana University-Kokomo,
Kokomo, IN. Courses: Drawing II, III; Explorations of Materials and Process;
Silkscreen II, III; 2-D Design; Independent Studio Projects (Capstone Advisor).
2013-15 Associate Instructor, Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN.
Courses: Basic Print Media: Intaglio, Relief, Monotype, Silkscreen;
Fundamentals of Drawing.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012-15 Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Gallery
Technician. Installed 50 shows in a highly trafficked university gallery, including paintings,
works on paper, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, video, and installations. Responsibilities
included: working with artist to create unique installation solutions specific to the gallery;
A/V installation; construction of displays; packing and unpacking of art; general
maintenance of gallery space and equipment.
2005-12 Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA. Edition printer and etcher of multiplate
color Intaglio prints; Print Shop and Gallery Manager responsible for supplying the
print shop, maintaining presses, producing marketing materials for shows and events, show
installation and layout; art transport; liaison to galleries and museums throughout the US;
Assistant to Tomas Lasansky.
2009-Curr Adam Rake Framing, Iowa City, IA. Freelance art framing business specializing
in museum grade archival framing.
LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
2015 Artist Presenter, intaglio printmaking techniques, presented to the University of
Iowa Foundation, Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA.
2013 Artist Presenter, intaglio printmaking techniques, presented to Friends of the Iowa
City Public Library, Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA.
2010 Artist Presenter, intaglio printmaking techniques, presented to Professor Julie
Hochstrasser’s History of Print class from University of Iowa, Lasansky Gallery &
Studio, Iowa City, IA.
2009 Guest Lecturer on Printmaking; invited by Instructor Greta Songe, Kirkwood
Community College, Iowa City, IA.
2008 Guest Lecturer on Printmaking; invited by Instructor Greta Songe, Kirkwood
Community College, Iowa City, IA.
2007 Guest Lecturer on Printmaking; invited by Instructor Natalie Allen, Kirkwood
Community College, Iowa City, IA.
2007 Intaglio Printmaking Demo for Members of the Cedar Rapid Museum of Art,
Lasansky Corporation, Iowa City, IA.
2004 Artist Presenter, printmaking demonstration, invited by Professor Julie
Hochstrasser University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Scored And Surfaced: Featuring Adam Rake, Renee Grae Gallery, Le Claire, IA.
2010 Adam Rake, Solo Exhibition, Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 The Retelling Project, Gallery 110, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.
Bogarting Hogarth, Pat Harrison Art Gallery, New Albany, IN; Curator: David
Spencer-Pierce.
Adam Rake: What Remains?, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN.
The Indianapolis Transfer: Selected Works in Print Media, Schrott Center for the
Arts, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN.
2014 Bogarting Hogarth, Indiana University Southeast, Library Gallery, New Albany,
IN.
Under Pressure, Gallery Group, Bloomington, IN.
MFA Group Show, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN.
2013 Keegan Adams / Adam Rake: Recent Works, Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center,
Bloomington, IN.
“4”, Indiana University, The Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN.
MFA Group Show, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN.
2012 Iowa Artist Showcase, The Java House, Iowa City, IA.
2011 Spring Show, Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA.
2009 Recent Work, Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Group Show, Iowa City, IA.
Three-person Show: Tomas Lasansky, Charlie Emmert Lasansky, and Adam Rake,
Glen Town Center, West Des Moines, IA.
2006 Holiday Show, Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA.
The Printed Image: Midwest Biennial Graphic Competition Alice C. Sabatini
Gallery Topeka, KS (juried).
2005 Winter Show, Lasansky Gallery and Studio, , Iowa City, IA.
2002 Senior Printmaking Thesis Exhibition, Dupree Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2015 SAIH 2015 -"Representational Art in the 21st Century", University of Hawaii at
Hilo, Hilo, HI; Juror: James Lancel McElhinney.
2015 Guanlan International Print Biennial, Guanlan Print Art Museum, Shenzhen,
China.
DRAWN, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
Layers: Juried Student Show, Monotype Guild of New England, Curry College,
Milton MA.
Vantage Points: The 2015 National Print Exhibition, University Gallery Annex,
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA.
2013 Regional Showcase: Works on Paper from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, Manifest
Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
Manhattan Graphic Center's 3rd Annual Juried Printmaking Show, Manhattan
Graphics Center, New York, NY.
2008 Octagon’s 40th National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition,
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa.
2007 Thirty-first Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art
Museum, Rock Island, IL.
The Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery at
Boston University, Boston, MA.
2000 Works on Paper, Perkins Art Center, Moorestown, NJ.
RESIDENCIES
2016 Artist-in-Residence, Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, invited June-July, 2016,
Guanlan, Shenzhen, China.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Guanlan Print Art Museum, Shenzhen, China.
Indiana University, Printmaking Archives, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Oberlin College, Art Library, Oberlin, OH.
Otis College of Art and Design, Main Library, Special Collections, Los Angeles, CA.
The University of the Arts, Albert M. Greenfield Library, Philadelphia, PA.
Temple University, Paley Library, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Cleveland Institute of Art, Gund Library, Cleveland, OH.
University of Utah, Marriot Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
Boise State University, Idaho Center for the Book, Boise, ID.
Indiana University, Printmaking Archives, Bloomington, IN
PUBLICATIONS
Art Work Included in Publications:
2015 Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts MFA Catalogue 2015.
Paradoxes of Peace in Nineteenth Century Europe, editors: Thomas Hippler and
Milos Vec, Oxford University Press, Book Cover.
Monotype Guild of New England Presents: Layers: Juried Student Show of
Monotypes and Monoprints, Feb 1- March 15, 2015, Feb 2015, exhibition
catalogue.
INDA 9, International Drawing Annual 9, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
Canvas, Creative Arts Magazine, Spring Edition 2015, Vol. 18, Issue 2.
2014 Canvas, Creative Arts Magazine, Spring Edition 2014, Vol. 17, Issue 2, pg. 88.
Art Work Reviewed in Publications:
2002 Umbrella (vol. 25, no. 1), Work reviewed: The Book of Shadows.
Articles written:
2013 The Push and the Pull: Two Person Exhibition Pays Homage to IU’s
Historic Printmaking Traditions and Offers Promise for the Future, The Ryder,
Issue: December, 2013.
Layout and Design:
2007-10 Tomas Lasansky: Icons and Muses, 4 Peaks Press, 2010. Participated in the
conception, production, editing, cataloguing, and layout of this catalogue raisonne
encompassing 35 years of the art work of Tomas Lasansky.
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Grunwald Gallery of Art / Friends of Art Thesis Prize, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN.
Honorable Mention, Vantage Points: The 2015 National Print Exhibition,
University Gallery Annex, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA.
2002 Novelli Liberal Arts Award, The University of the Arts.
Rosenwald Scholarship, The University of the Arts.
Printmaking Dept. Nominee for the Ted Carey Prize, The University of the Arts.
2001 James Eiseman, Sr. Travel Scholarship, The University of the Arts.
Greenfield Library Book Purchase Award, The University of the Arts.
Printmaking Dept. Nominee for the Alexander Award, The University of the Arts.
2000 Soviak Memorial Painting Scholarship, The University of the Arts.
1998-2002 Presidential Merit Scholarship, The University of the Arts.
PEDAGOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
2015 Choosing the Type of Assessment to Measure Learning Outcomes, Indiana
University- Kokomo, Oct 29th, Kokomo, IN. Assessment Consultant, Douglas Eder,
lectures on varying types of assessment to effectively measure learning outcomes.
Assessing Experiential Learning: “Learning Through Reflecting on Doing”,
Indiana University- Kokomo, Oct 28th, Kokomo, IN. Seminar/Workshop delivered by
Douglas Eder reviewing aspects of experiential learning with the intent of matching assessment
and evaluation devices to the goals of the program.
Academic Affairs Retreat: Teaching to New Heights, Kokomo Howard County
Public Library South, Aug 19, Kokomo, IN. Focus: Creating teaching strategies and
practices toward crafting a transformative educational experience. Also examined
psychological and demographic research to help understand the values, beliefs, and
worldviews of Millennials.
Connections Sessions 2015-2016, Indiana University-Kokomo, Kokomo, IN.
Monthly new faculty orientation sessions hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning
focused on developing effective teaching strategies and outcomes, introducing instructional
technology, and promoting student learning through the development of new faculty at Indiana
University-Kokomo.
Future Faculty Teaching Fellows Summer Institute, May 15-16, Patawatomie Inn,
Angola, IN. Colloquium for FFT Fellows to promote effective instructional strategies,
syllabus development, instructional technology, and professional and teaching portfolio
development to prepare new faculty for full time/tenure track academic appointments.
FACET Retreat, May 15-16, Patawatomie Inn, Angola, IN. Faculty Colloquium on
Excellence in Teaching for faculty from all regional campuses of Indiana University.
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
2015 Quality Matters: Applying the QM Rubric Workshop, Indiana University-Kokomo,
Kokomo, IN. Training workshop for certification to use the Quality Matters Rubric, the
national standard for faculty-centered, peer review based quality assessment in the
development of learning-outcome-based online and blended college level courses, Nov 20th.
Adobe Connect Seminar, Indiana University-Kokomo, Kokomo, IN. Tutorial on the
use and applications of Adobe Connect software, Nov 2nd.
Canvas Training Session: Modules and Pages, Indiana University-Kokomo,
Kokomo, IN. Comprehensive training on the use of Modules and Pages within the Canvas
Learning Management System to improve learning outcomes.
Echo 360 Lecture Capture Training Session, Indiana University- Kokomo,
Kokomo, IN. Comprehensive training on Echo 360 Lecture Capture Technology, Sept 22nd.
Canvas Tech Camp, Indiana University- Kokomo, Kokomo, IN. Comprehensive
training on the Canvas Learning Management System, Aug 12th.
COMMITTEES
2015 IUK Downtown Art Gallery Advisory Board, Indiana University-Kokomo,
Kokomo, IN.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2014 MidAmerican Print Council, Detroit, MI.
2013 Southern Graphics Council International, Milwaukee, WI.
2004 MidAmerican Print Council, Lincoln, NE.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015 Judge, Indiana Plein Air Painting Association Northwest Paint-out, Converse, IN.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Trained in the arts of lithography, intaglio, monotype, letterpress, bookbinding, papermaking,
silkscreen, relief printing including traditional, contemporary, and photographic
techniques. Experience with printing on large format Epson printers (including
integrating digital prints with traditional printmaking mediums). Proficient in the
regular maintenance and assembly of American French Tool Presses, including
motorized presses. Proficient in Macintosh and Windows operating systems, Adobe
Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, and Microsoft Office. Some familiarity with Illustrator and
QuarkXPress. Extensive art framing experience. Experienced in general construction
and basic electrical practices.