works ▁and ▁sculpt ural ▁pieces . ▁ ▁Adams ' ▁first ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁was ▁the ▁d ome ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁at ▁R ita ▁Ang us ' ▁c ott age ▁in ▁Well ington ▁before ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁residence ▁for ▁pain ters . ▁Adams ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen . ▁When ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁A uck land ▁he ▁r ented ▁the ▁Gill ies ▁A ve ▁studio ▁that ▁belonged ▁to ▁painter ▁Louise ▁Hend erson . ▁Later ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁writer ▁Barry ▁Cr ump ' s ▁former ▁studio ▁in ▁Dev on port . ▁ ▁Adams ▁first ▁exhib ited ▁his ▁works ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁at ▁the ▁M oles worth ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Well ington . ▁Since ▁then ▁his ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Sydney , ▁New ▁York , ▁London ▁and ▁more ▁recently ▁at ▁Gallery ▁Th irty ▁Three ▁in ▁W an aka , ▁The ▁Ar th ouse ▁in ▁Christ ch urch , ▁and ▁the ▁Mc Ph erson ▁Gallery ▁in ▁A uck land . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Adams ▁was ▁appointed ▁Res ident ▁Art ist , ▁Cham bre ▁Avec ▁Vue , ▁Sa ignon , ▁France . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁D ivers ion ▁Gallery ▁bio ▁N airo bi ▁T rio ▁website ▁ ▁Richard ▁Adams ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁artists ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁viol in ists ▁Category : M ale ▁viol in ists ▁Category : English ▁em igr ants ▁to