Adam Viens is a mixed media artist based in Middletown, Connecticut. Born in 1989 in Rockville, he was raised one of five siblings by a single mother and spent much of his childhood exploring the woods behind their home—land scattered with remnants from what had once been an unofficial town dump. That early exposure to discarded materials and forgotten systems continues to inform his work.
Viens is primarily self-taught, with formative training at Manchester Community College in his early twenties, where he honed his skills under a faculty that emphasized process and integrity over prestige. He has exhibited throughout New England for over a decade and works out of a converted barn studio.
In 2019, he founded EarthSake Initiatives, a contracting company specializing in design-driven, eco-conscious renovations. In 2023, he launched EarthSake Studios, a sister company that transforms reclaimed materials from job sites into bespoke furniture. His practice bridges art, trade, and land—treating each as a system for inquiry, reuse, and transformation.
