Biography:

Marc Adornato (1977 – 2053)

Education: BFA, Major in Media Arts, NSCAD 2001
Current Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Few artists in this day and age can say they’ve worked along side Canada's Prime Ministers Jean Chrètien, and Stephen Harper, produced videos for Army Internal Communications under General Rick Hillier, while on the side, creating and exhibiting socio-political high-art in venues such as the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Currency Museum, and other hot alternative venues • view CV.

But somehow, Canadian Pop-Culture Artist Marc Adornato pulls it off!

His practice spans a broad range of media including video production, robotic sculpture, experimental noise and music, building unique instruments, performance and acting, photography and digital graphics, and the list goes on. Adornato constantly and relentlessly produces aesthetically unique work in a variety of traditional and non-traditional mediums while retaining his own socio-political, charismatic, rhythmic style throughout.

But it is this Poly-Media Artists' perennial efforts to challenge the status quo, and reflect our social and historical era that have lead to some intrepid and ground-breaking artistic creations, controversy, and notoriety • view press section

"If Marshall Mcluhan is right, then NSCAD alumnus and multimedia artist, Marc Adornato,
will never run out of things to say. After all, if the medium really is the message,
then Adornato’s clever and skilled intermingling of visual, multi-media and performance art is set to
stimulate discussion and challenge ideas for years to come."

- NSCAD University Alumni Profiles

Notorious for his officious political satire videos, and immoderate unconventional art practices, Adornato's art, videos, and ideas are sure to shock, inspire, and entertain you!

Adornato has ripped up over $3500 in Canadian currency, only to glue it back into Canadian and American flags for his series “United We Spend”.
Also seen in the Canadian War Museum Exhibit, 'Weapons of Mass Dissemination: The Propaganda of War' were his satirical and controversial military recruiting video made using a Playstation 2 video game (watch Army commercial) and his nationally exhibited video remix "State of the Union", a parody of George W Bush's speech after 9-11.

“..in Marc Adornato’s propaganda videos … the truth behind the war recruiting programs is revealed in all its brutal honesty..”
Alvina Ruprecht, CBC Radio, March 2006

He has lectured at Carleton University (Ottawa, ON), NSCAD University (Halifax, NS), The Ottawa school of Art (Ottawa, ON), Fanshawe College (London, ON), and has discussed his artwork and Art in general on Television, Radio, and Web/paper interviews.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, from Italian/French immigrants, Marc spent his youth growing up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; traveling to over a dozen countries including Egypt, France, Hong Kong, China, Greece, Spain, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, England, the United States, and has since visited Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, and Poland. Marc’s extensive world travels and culturally diverse experiences are reflected throughout his artwork, giving his work a culturally sensitive and truly Canadian flavour.

Now, armed with a bachelor degree in Media Art from NSCAD University (2001), Adornato has what he calls "a license and responsibility to say, do, and show what I want.", and challenging everything including himself, is what he does best.

Read interviews in the 'Press' section or view his exhibition history here.

Influences: Stelarc, Mark Quinn, The Chapman Brothers, Ron Mueck, Damien Hirst, Maurizio Cattelan, Jeff Koons, Guido van der werve, Chris Burden, Bas Jan Ader, Jasper Johns, Marinetti and the Italian Futurists, Leonardo Da Vinci, etc.

Please direct any inquiries to Marc Adornato.