| Cey Adams | |
| (b. 1962, New York) | |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2023 | Combinations, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, Austin, TX |
| Departure – 40 Years of Art and Design, Retrospective, College of Visual Arts and Design Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, TX | |
| Levi’s Mural on Denim Installation for 150th Anniversary, The Armory, San Francisco, CA | |
| Grammy House, Hip-Hop 50 Exhibition, Mural Installation and Curation, The Recording Academy, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2022 | Departure – 40 Years of Art and Design, Retrospective, Stone Gallery at Boston University, Boston, MA |
| ETCetera – 40 Years of Art and Design, NewStudio Gallery, St. Paul, MN | |
| 2019 | Mural Installation, IDEO, New York, NY |
| 2018 | Levi’s Installation, Global Flagship Store at Times Square, New York, NY |
| 2016 | Pulling Through: Reflections of America, Gary Lichtenstein Editions, Jersey City, NJ |
| Dependable Champion, Forre Gallery, Aspen, CO | |
| 2015 | Brand New, New BLK Gallery, Omaha, NE |
| Trusted Brands, Rush Arts Gallery, NYC | |
| RedEye, ArtServe Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Urban League of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| YPO / PRODJECT, New York, NYC | |
| Logo-A-GoGo, New York, NYC | |
| 2014 | Foreign Exchange, ArtSource International, NYC |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2023 | Concrete to Canvas, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, Austin, TX Art of Hip-Hop, Museum of Graffiti, Seoul, Korea |
| Art of Hip-Hop, Museum of Graffiti, SXSW, Austin, TX | |
| Gary Lichtenstein: Painter and Master Printer, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH | |
| Visual Language: The Art of Protest, Subliminal Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Gary Lichtenstein Editions, New York, NY | |
| Editions, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Beyond the Streets London, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK | |
| 2022 | Beastie Boys, Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles, CA |
| Concrete to Canvas, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, Austin, TX | |
| Art for Tibet – 10 Year Anniversary, NoWhere Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2021 | Mural Installation, Wollman Rink – Opening, Central Park, New York, NY |
| Concrete to Canvas, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, Austin, TX | |
| 2020 | Concrete to Canvas, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, Austin, TX Art Means Business, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Art for Tibet, Holiday, New York, NY | |
| 2019 | Beyond the Streets, Brooklyn, NY |
| 100 Works, Creative Hub, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Art for Tibet, New York, NY | |
| 2016 | The Other Side of Pop, August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Food Nostalgia, Radiator Gallery, Long Island City, NYC | |
| 2018 | EMPLE APPS/MAPS, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| STACHE – Creative Awareness Through Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Hip-Hop NOW!, Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY | |
| Boom-Bap!, YouTube Grammy’s Group Exhibition, YouTube HQ, New York, NY | |
| Gary Lichtenstein Editions, Mana Contemporary Art Center, Jersey City, NJ | |
| 2017 | Art on Paper, New York, NY |
| Stars & Stripes, New Haven Cultural Center, New Haven, CT | |
| Beyond Walls, Boston, MA | |
| Underground Ink Block, Boston, MA | |
| Free Thinkers, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2016 | The Other Side of Pop, August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Food Nostalgia, Radiator Gallery, Long Island City, NY | |
| 2015 | Mash-Up, National Arts Club, NYC |
| Power, Protest and Resistance, Rush Arts Gallery, NYC | |
| Icons of Pop, Forre Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Out The Box, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| Photoville, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| Mash-Up, Le Salon, Paris | |
| Punk / Hip Hop, Gallerí Fold, Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 2014 | City As Canvas, Museum of the City of New York, NYC |
| Benefit, Horizons at Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| Scope New York, Black Book Gallery, NYC | |
| VERSUS, Urban Folk Art, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| Resident Artists: Group Show, Omaha, NE | |
| Bemis Benefit Art Auction, Omaha, NE | |
| Mash-Up, Yale University, New Haven, CT | |
| Mash-Up, Gansvoort Market Gallery, NYC | |
| 2013 | Flood the Art Market, Cristin Tierney Gallery, NYC |
| Picture the Dream, MLK Day, BAM Natman Gallery, Brooklyn, | |
| Solid Gold Hits, Ivy Brown Gallery, NYC | |
| 2012 | Art for Tibet, Tibet House, NYC Artworks for the Cure, Santa Monica, CA |
| Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey, Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Kings of Rock, Rush Arts Gallery, NYC | |
| Stickers: Stuck-Up Piece of Crap, The Standard Hotel, NYC | |
| The Way We Live, NY Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| 2011 | Art in the Streets, The Geffen Contemporary MOCA, Los Angeles, CA |
| Artworks for the Cure, Santa Monica, CA | |
| Looking at Music 3.0, MoMA, NYC | |
| Martha Cooper: Remix, Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Picture the Dream, MLK Day, BAM Cafe Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| The Brooklyn Way, NY Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| 2010 | Art for Tibet, Union Gallery Annex, NYC |
| Picture the Dream, MLK Day, BAM Natman Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC | |
| 2009 | BAM A&J, BRIC Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC |
| Hip Hop International, Graffiti Gallery, Winnipeg MB, Canada | |
| No Comply: Skateboard Art Show, Red Bull Gallery, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2008 | BAM A&J, BRIC Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC |
| DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop, Redbull Space, NYC | |
| Dessert, First Amendment Arts, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Graffiti Art and Fashion, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ | |
| Graffiti: Spirit of an Age @ 40 x 10, Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx, NYC | |
| 2007 | Untitled: An Exhibition of Original Skateboard Art, Eye Jammie Fine Arts Gallery, NYC |
| 2006 | Little Brooklyn Toy Company, Brooklyn, NYC |
| 2000 | Experience Music Project, EMP Museum, Seattle, WA |
| Bibliography | |
| 2015 | Out The Box, Brooklyn Museum, (Skira Rizzoli) |
| 2013 | City As Canvas (S.Corcoran, C.McCormick; Skira Rizzoli) |
| 2011 | Art in the Streets (J.Deitch, R.Gastman, A.Rose; Skira Rizzoli) |
| Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label 1984-2009 (B.Adler, D.Charnas; Rizzoli) | |
| Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey (J.Sommers; Aria Multimedia Entertainment) 2011 The 3D Art Book (T.Eaton; Prestel) | |
| I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution (C.Marks, R.Tannenbaum; Dutton Books) | |
| Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art (DB.Burkeman, M.LoCascio; Rizzoli) | |
| 2010 | The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop (D.Charnas; New American Library) |
| The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground (L.Owerko; Harry N. Abrams) | |
| 2009 | The Rest is Up to You (A.Morano, C.Morano; Chronicle Books) |
| Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition (H.Chalfant, M.Cooper; Chronicle Books) | |
| The Rest is Up to You (A.Morano, C.Morano; Chronicle Books) | |
| Untitled (C.Adams; Blurb Books) | |
| Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955-Present (G.Buckland; Knopf) | |
| 2008 | DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop (C.Adams, B.Adler; HarperCollins) |
| Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers (S.Jenkins, D.Villorente; Prestel) | |
| 2007 | Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetic of Hip-Hop (J.Chang; Basic Citivas Books) |
| 2006 | Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique (33 1/3) (D.LeRoy; Bloomsbury Academic) |
| 2005 | Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (J.Chang; Picador) |
| 2004 | Frozade Moments: Classic Street Photography of Ricky Powell (R.Powell; Eyejammie Books) |
| Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984 (M.Cooper; From Here to Fame) | |
| 2002 | Aerosol Kingdom: Subway Painters of New York (I.L.Miller; University Press of Mississippi) |
| Yes, Yes, Y’all (C.Ahearn, J.Fricke; Da Capo Press) | |
| 2000 | Crossroads: The Experience Music Project Collection (EMP) |
| 1999 | Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists (G.Alvarez, S.Jenkins, Chairman Mao, B.Rollins, E.Wilson; St. Martin’s Griffin) |
| 1991 | Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography (J.Gruen; Prentice Hall Press) |
| 1988 | Subway Art (H.Chalfant, M.Cooper; Holt Paperbacks) |
| 1985 | Fresh Hip Hop Don’t Stop (N.George; Random House) |
