Elected ARSA: 14 November 1883
Elected RSA: 10 February 1897
Patrick William Adam, RSA, was born in Edinburgh in October 1854. He studied under George Paul Chalmers and William Mactaggart at the RSA and exhibited his work there for the first time when he was 18 years old. A prolific artist—exhibiting 164 paintings at the RSA—Adam painted still life, portraits and landscapes. However, he is best known for his work in genre and depictions of interiors painted during his time in North Berwick, where he lived from 1908 until his death on 27 December 1929.
Adam was elected ARSA in 1883 and an RSA in 1897, the same year he exhibited his Diploma Work, Morning. He was also said to have been a good actor and organised tableaux and exhibitions, and in 1912 was a founding member of the Society of Eight. In addition to his artistic accomplishments, Adam was well travelled, visiting Rome, Venice and Russia.
