Polly
Adamson Matsumoto was born in Southern Ohio where she attended the Art
Academy of Cincinnati.
She also studied weaving through courses offered by the Weavers Guild
of Cincinnati.
Attending Arrowmont School of Crafts furthered Her education as well
as numerous workshops with nationally known artists. After relocating
to Florida in 1975, she studied Ceramics and jewelry design at Edison
College.
Polly was one of the founders of the Barrier Island Group for the Arts
on Sanibel Island, and helped to organize their annual arts and crafts
fair, as well as their scholarship program.
In 1987 Polly and her husband Ikki opened their own gallery on Sanibel
Island which they successfully operated for over thirteen years.
Polly has shown locally at The Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers and
at Big Arts located on Sanibel.
She has also exhibited at the Fitton Art Center in Hamilton, Ohio and
The Sydney and Berne Davis Art Center in Ft Myers, FL. |
