1993-97    Emily Carr Institute of Art And Design, Interdisciplinary Studies, Vancouver

1996         Universitat Kunsthochschule in Kassel, Germany, Painting and Photography,

1992         Ryerson University, Video and Photography, Toronto

2023 Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Waddingtons, Toronto, Oct

Post War and Contemporary, Cowley Abbott, Toronto, June

Reception, 76 Miller St. Toronto , April

Abstracts: Contemporary & Post-War, Petley Jones, BC, March

Art Now 6, Heffel, Montreal, March

Harmony and Hue, Petley Jones, Vancouver, Jan

2022 13th Street Winery, Saint Catherines, Canada Dec

Heffel Art Now September 29, 2022

Crowley Abbott, Jan 18-Feb 01

2021        London Art  Fair,  London,UK  January 20 -31

Heffel  Contemporary Curated 2 , December 18 - January 28

2020 Heffel, Post-War & Contemporary Art on Tuesday, Oct

2019 A Passion for Abstraction: Adamson, Riopelle, Town, Ferron and Nakamura,

13th Street Winery, Saint Catherines, Canada

FFS, Sattchi Gallery, London, UK

Concrete Contemporary Art Auction (Spring), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

In Ascend, Samara Contemporary, Toronto, Canada

                Art London 2019, Thompson Contemporary, London, UK

2018 Imago Mundi, Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto ,Canada

Inscapes, Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Canada

2017 Out of the Bush Garden, Benetton Foundation, Venice, Italy

Concrete Contemporary Art Auction (Autumn), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

London Art Fair, Thompson’s Gallery, London, UK

Concrete Contemporary Art Auction (Spring), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

2016 TIAF 2016, Roberts Galleries, Toronto Canada

Chromatic Nomadic, Canadian Fine Arts, Toronto Canada

London Art Fair, Thompson’s Galleries, London, UK

2015 12 Trees, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada

Passions of The Eye, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, Canada

Concrete Contemporary Art Auction (Spring), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

Exchange, PAMA: Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, Brampton, Canada

2014 Two Person, Thompson Contemporary, London, UK

Art London 2014, Thompson Contemporary, London, UK

Canadian Contemporary Auction (Spring), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

2013 Recent Acquisitions, PAMA: Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, Brampton, Canada

Excavations, Varley Museum, Markham, Canada

Canadian Contemporary Auction (Autumn), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

Canadian Contemporary Auction (Spring), Waddington’s, Toronto, Canada

2012         Goop, Guck, And Globs: The Materiality Of Paint, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Saint John, NB

TIAF 2012, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2011          TIAF 2011, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2010 TIAF 2010, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2008        Important Canadian Art, Sotheby’s, Toronto, Canada

2004        NYAAF, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Canada

                The Private Eye, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg, Canada

                Michael Snow and Michael Adamson, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2002 New Artists, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

1999 Material Concern, Art Core, Toronto, Canada

1998 Old School, Art Core, Toronto, Canada

2023 Abstract Landscape, New Painting Thompsons Galley, Harpenden, UK

2022 A Private Collection, 2000-2020, 13th Street Gallery, St Catherines, Canada

2021 Northern Vistas, Thompson’s Galleries, London, UK

2020 Abstraction in the Extended Field, Art Gallery of Northumberland, Coburg, Canada

2018 School of The Great Lakes, Thompsons Gallery London UK

Open Road, 76 Miller Street, Toronto, Canada

2017 Pebble IG, Track and Field, Toronto, Canada

2016 Michael Adamson, Couture Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

Michael Adamson, Thompson’s Gallery, London, UK

2015 Vector Tangent/Facet-Diamond, Track and Field Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2014 The Island of Good Cheer, 944 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada

Baille Funk, Navillus Gallery Toronto, Canada

2013 Wolf Pavilion, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2011 The Spy Who Loved Me, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada

Notes from a Studio, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2010 Distant Relation, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2009 Reconstruction, Moore Galley, Toronto, Canada

2008 Open Country, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2007 The Bridge, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2006 Before and After Words, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

Moonlit Canopies, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Canada

2005 HelioStatic, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

                 Fort Sunshine, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Canada

2004 Sunrise Life, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

                 Light Industry, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Canada

2003 Blocks And Counterblocks, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2001 Thunder, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

1999 Platform, Clarence Square, Toronto, Canada       

2022 ”St. Catharines winery to host art exhibition”, Toronto Star, Feb

2021 “Michael Adamson alla Thompson’s Gallery di Londra” ARCHTECTURAL DIGEST (ITALY) di Sonia S. Braga

2020          “Solo exhibition by Michael Adamson”, Kawartha Now, March

“Painting Modernity” Bart Gazola, The Sound, February

2019          “In Ascend: Michael Adamson & Nicole Katsuras”, Blog TO, April

2018 “Windsor on the Atlantic”,  Objekt Magazine,  International

“Tracking North” Jason Stopa, Open Road, Toronto

“ Standing Before and Within” Sky Goodden, Open Road, Toronto

“Eye of the Beholder” Russell Smith, Open Road, Toronto

2017 “Windsor on the Atlantic”, Objekt Magazine USA

2016 “New Works: Michael Adamson” Canadian Art Online

2015        “Gardiner Museum’s G Celebration”, Nolan Bryant. The Globe and Mail

“Gardiner Museum Rethinks the Christmas Tree”, Martin Knelman.  Toronto Star

2014        “Music and Art: War Child”2014, Phaidon.com

“War Child at Bonhams”, Rolling Stone Magazine

2013 “Pop Up” Deirdre Kelly, Globe and Mail

2012 “Art Toronto 13”, Jason Stopa, White Hot Magazine

2011 “Toronto Now”, Jason Stopa, NY ARTS

“Canadian Art in London UK”, CBC Radio One

2009 “Adamson and Broadworth” Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail

2008 “Gallery Going”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, November

                “Best of Toronto”, Angela Murphy, National Post, November

2007 “Featured Artist”, Betty Anne Jordan, Canadian House and Home, Nov.

2005 “Modern Art”, Canadian House and Home, October

                “Fort Sunshine”, Julia Dault, National Post, June

2004        “Sunrise Life”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, November

                 “Blocks and Counterblocks”, Canadian Art Magazine, March

2003 “Counterblocks”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, December

                  “Chance”, Julia Dault, National Post, December

                  “Adamson”, Pauline Thompson, Lola Magazine, Final Edition

2002        “Michael Adamson”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, July

“Art Walk”, Betty Ann Jordan, Where Toronto, May

2001 “Thundering”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, December

                 “Three to Watch”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, December

                 “Big Wheels”, Deirdre Hanna, NOW Magazine, October

                 “Border Views”, Robert Enright, Border Crossings Magazine, #78

2000 “Platform”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, March

                “Clarence Sq.”, Lulu de L’Amour, Lola Magazine 12

1999 “Paintings”, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, August

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2014 Residential Commissions, Toronto and New York City

2013 Nestle Water North America

Grouse Nest, Ottawa, Four Seasons Mural Suite

2012 Bennett Jones, Client Reception Area Toronto Offices

2010 Holt Renfrew, Holt’s Café, Mural Collaboration with Nicole Katsuras

2007 Kent Council, Dartford Judo Club, Kent, UK

2001 BayCrest, Hamilton ON