KC Adams (born March 28, 1971) is a Cree, Ojibway, and British artist and educator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
[1] She is a multimedia artist who works in sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, printmaking and kinetic art.
[2] She is well known for creating artwork that draws inspiration from popular culture and science fiction to deal with contemporary social issues.
[7] Using a variety of media, including copper, clay and "birch bark technology",[8] the work is a visual reminder of the knowledge bundles (traditional teachings) that are passed onto the next generation of life givers and water protectors.
[10] In 2018, Adams collaborated with artists Val Vint and Jamie Isaac on a Niimaamaa, a 30' public art sculpture at The Forks.
[9] Her exhibition Perception is a pointed political statement aimed at challenging deeply engrained stigmas and prejudices against First Nations peoples.
[12] The exhibition, shown in various galleries, bus shelters, and billboards in Winnipeg, featured two side-by-side portraits of members of the city's indigenous community.