Her appreciation of the art of quilting was acquired from her mother. They would regularly attend sewing classes with a hometown teacher. Finding a love of the visual arts early on was hone while attending arts focused schooling through school. Formal training in figure drawing and still life and working with multiple mediums.
With the use of textiles and found fabrics she creates portraits that would represent the vastness of the black diaspora. After starting an art practice centered on a creative outlet it grew into a flourishing career. Most notably Adana has completed a residency with on Galiano Island, BC and was a 2019 TILA Studio Garden Fellowship recipient. At the beginning of 2021 she had her first solo exhibition titled Black joy at Summit Artspace in Akron, Ohio. She looks to now experimenting with new ways of manipulating textiles, surface/print design and soft-sculpture works.
