David Adams

Gallery Manager · Art Formes

Founded in 2021 by Sorbonne-trained art historian Olivia Barrell, Art Formes is the first African gallery purely dedicated to contemporary African sculpture. Barrell published her first volume, CLAY FORMES, in 2023, documenting 30 contemporary South African artists working sculpturally with clay. Although relatively new on the contemporary African art scene, Art Formes has already become the pioneering voice on contemporary African clay; spearheading a growing appreciation for this sculptural medium, both amongst local and international audiences. Since the establishment of the Art Formes gallery space in 2025, David Adams has worked alongside Barrell, managing the gallery and working closely on curatorial and publishing projects.

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