Adam Chapman (1990, Toronto) received his BFA from OCAD University in 2013, and participated in the school’s Florence Off-Campus Program in 2012. Adam’s work focuses on identity and the passage of time, depicting the transitory nature of our commonplaces through fast-paced and immediate perspectives. These visceral and emotive compositions are initally crafted through irreverent digital photography and the use of image editing software. They are then painted onto brightly gilded canvases using gestural brushstrokes and strong colour palettes. As Adam morphs the image from one “unrepeatable” instant into another, his paintings are inspired by the both the notion of timelessness as well as the inevitability of change. And through this lens, Adam attempts to act as translator for these cityscapes; becoming one with these streets as they speak a language all their own.

His work is part of the permanent collection of the City of Toronto, and private collections across North America.