Mark Adams (1925–2006) was a painter, printmaker and designer known for his watercolors, tapestries and stained-glass works. Born in Fort Plain, New York, he studied at Syracuse University and with Abstract Expressionist Hans Hofmann in New York before apprenticing with French tapestry artist Jean Lurçat in 1955. Adams settled in San Francisco and became an influential figure in the Bay Area's fiber art renaissance, creating monumental tapestries and stained-glass commissions for public buildings, including Grace Cathedral and Temple Emanu-El. In the mid-1970s, he shifted his focus to watercolor, composing still lifes and landscapes distinguished by translucent color, dramatic shadows and subtle reflections. Adams received the Rome Prize in 1963 and served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at UC Davis in 1978. His work is held in collections including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the de Young Museum, Dallas Museum of Art and San José Museum of Art.