Adam Grossi

"Sometimes I am all those things at once. Any value you may find in my work is made possible by the expansive nourishment I receive from a beautiful network of teachers and family.

The wellspring of my work lies at the intersection of contemplative experience and creative process. I go inward, and then outward, and back again. The physical artwork is made in the studio, often in solitude. But the churn of energy and inspiration for these works comes from wandering, immersing myself in nature, and engaging in deep relationships with human and nonhuman peoples.

I am currently based in the Northeastern Woodlands of the United States, in the homelands of the Piscataway and Manahoac people. I am nourished by the abundant trees and creeks of Reston, Virginia, a place with fascinating and beautiful roots in new town philosophy, postmodern architectural collage, and racial and economic justice.

Drawing and painting are the center of my creative practice. In a world overflowing with screens that beam an endless tumult of scattered content, it seems to me that the handmade image appears increasingly radical. I am energized by the challenge of visualizing images that embody the experiences of healing, dismantling, reforming, and reorientation.

In 2014 I published Wind Through Quiet Tensions, a memoir about my experiences of psychological suffering and healing with yoga practice, under the independent publisher For the Birds Trapped in Airports.

I have recently served as an Adjunct Faculty member at George Mason University, where I taught research strategies for artists. I teach yoga classes and workshops independently and in collaboration with Beloved Yoga in Reston.

Periodically I release short essays on other artists, creative and/or spiritual practice, the tension between psychology and spirituality, and the search for belonging.

I’m working on a book of practical philosophy centered on mood and the bodymind, as well as a messy and challenging memoir that takes the territory of Wind Through Quiet Tensions and expands upon it."