Adam Bateman is an artist, writer and curator whose paintings are often influenced by art historical movements such as de Stijl and Constructivism. Often incorporating natural patterns and elements into his multifaceted practice, Bateman, uses materials as diverse as books, pasta, metal, wood and even the land itself, as evidenced by his land art work Color Jetty, which references the iconic Robert Smithson piece, Spiral Jetty. Btemen says of his practice, “My art has been an exploration of the aesthetics of the West. I have looked at how we create architectures (physical and cultural) that affect the aesthetic and rhetorical function of the landscape. This has been explored through looks at regional landscape painting, irrigation, and institutional tourism.”

He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, recently receiving the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation grant. His conceptually based sculptures, images and paintings have been exhibited in galleries in both NY and Los Angeles as well as institutions such as the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, BYU’s Museum of Art, Utah Museum of Fine Art in Utah and the Akureyri Art Museum in Iceland. He has curated projects in Los Angeles and New York City as well as for venues in Utah including UMOCA and especially CUAC, a non-profit space in Salt Lake City that he has operated for nine years.