Cmdr. Adam "Hacksaw" Hollis has been recognized literally dozens of times for his
outstanding achievements in the fields of elementary school artist/writer. Despite achieving great fame at such an
early age, Cmdr. Hollis did not let this acclaim go to his head. Cmdr. Hollis has continued in his quest for artistic
excellence, and was recently featured in Get Off Your Asheville, a multi-artist show at Push Gallery in Asheville
North Carolina. Adam has won awards two years running in juried exhibitions including two honorable mentions for
mixed media works, and a Juror's Award of Excellence for sculpture. Adam his currently finishing his Sr. year in
the BFA program at UNC-Asheville.
Adam works primarily in mixed-media, cast metals and digital illustration with
themes centered on ideas of consumer-culture, mass production and the future.