About

Currently lives and works in Portland, ME.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Adler received a BFA in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008 and a MFA in Fibers & Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017.

I am a multidisciplinary artist using the grid as both a geometric structure and a tactical mapping system. For me, the grid is a constant variable—continually translated, distorted, and reconfigured through material and spatial relationships. In my fabricated sculptures and installations, basic natural elements like gravity and light are allowed to play with the visual traces of complex systems and structures of power. 

My visual systems are constructed to draw attention to the spaces where order is maintained and the liminal zones that emerge within and around that order. Using repeated geometries, modular forms, and responsive materials, I explore how organization can exist beyond the simple binary of order and chaos. My research into spatial programming has led me to create environments that suggest movement and engagement while resisting fixed interpretations. 

I am interested in exploring the ways in which all systems are exclusionary by design and in the generative possibilities that can emerge at their edges. Through the interplay of structure and materiality, I seek to create openings for improvisation, where alternative organizational models may become visible through material, space, and participation.

PAST: Co-founder of contemporary art space, Adler & Floyd located in Chicago, IL. (2017-2020) Manager of art studio collective located in McKinley Park, Chicago, IL. (2017-2020)