kelli rae adams, whose Fortune: Folly is on view in the Holtzman MFA Gallery Sept. 9 through Oct. 8, utilizes clay in various states of permanency—often alongside additional materials—to create installation-based works that examine prevailing economic systems and probe our existing relationships to labor, currency and value. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Her study of ceramics began in Japan. kelli holds an MFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design.