The Artist

Jeff Adams grew up in a small rural town in Illinois. His early experience in sculpture began at the age of 15, when he first started working in a local fine art foundry. During the four years he remained at the foundry, Jeff sculpted and sold several original works.

After receiving a BS in Civil Engineering Technology from Northern Arizona University, Jeff moved to Sedona, AZ where he continued to hone the technical skills required to cast and finish bronze sculpture, and devoted more time to create his own original sculptures. 

In 1999 Jeff designed, built, and integrated into his studio, a bronze casting facility becoming  inBronze studio.gallery.foundry.  By owning his own foundry Jeff was able to train and direct the craftsmen to meet the high standards of workmanship and quality he demanded for his work. 

In 2003 Jeff completed his first heroic scaled sculpture, “Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Fate,” a 13 ½ foot high monumental bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and Sauk warrior Black Hawk.  Author, historian, and consultant James Percoco lauds this monument as one of the top Lincoln statues in Illinois.  At the unveiling of the statue he describes this monumental sculpture by saying “his (Adams’) meticulous modeling, lively pose, and detail of the 16th president is precise and like all strong outdoor sculpture/public monuments presents a very believable accurate portrait of Lincoln.” 

Over the years Jeff has sculpted Lincoln 4 more time culminating in the 15 ½ foot high monument entitled “A Little Less Opinion, A Little More Fact” in Davenport, IA.  Since the completion of “Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Fate, Jeff has sculpted and completed  27 additional life-size to monumental works.  The map link on the home page will show the location of most of these sculptures. 

While Adams’ sculptures have been sold and commissioned nationwide,  Jeff has taken great pride in contributing art to the heritage of art and sculpture in his hometown, Oregon, IL.  Jeff and his wife Kathy spearheaded an effort to commission, cast, and install 10 additional sculptures by other artists from around the country.  InBronze foundry (Jeff’s foundry) cast all of them, and with the support of the community the goal was achieved in 11 years (provide link to Oregon Sculpture Trail).