Adam Laerkesen lives and works in Sydney. He graduated from Sydney College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1987. Adam’s recent exhibitions include his solo show at Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne (2009), Biosphere, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney (2008), Wind Songs, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney (2007), and Hemispheres, Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney University. Laerkesen was twice a finalist at Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney (2000, 2001), the Woolhara Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney (2006). Adam Laerkesen is represented by Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, and his work is held in a number of important collections throughout Australia.
A Gippsland Art Gallery & NETS Victoria touring exhibition

They Once Cut My Heart Down The Way They Cut A Tree
Adam Laerkesen
They Once Cut My Heart Down The Way They Cut A Tree, 2008
Industrial chair, plaster, cast foam
215 x 70 x 95cm
Private collection