Updated mid-2026
FAQs about the art practice in broader contexts
FAQs about current interests and theories
FAQs — pending book chapter as a contributing author
FAQs — pending book ‘the citizen methods’
CV / art resume
Adam Daley Wilson
Born US 1971. Lives and works in Portland Maine. Represented by ENGAGE Project (Chicago) 2020-present.
Solo Exhibitions (3)
2025—This Is Post-Theory Art (Chicago, Engage Projects Gallery, June 6 - July 11, 2025). 2023—This Is Text Based Art (Chicago, Engage Projects Gallery, April 14 – May 26 2023). Artforum ‘Must See’ in Chicago. 2021—Already Gone (Chicago, Aspect/Ratio Projects (now Engage Projects), February 6 – March 13, 2021). Artforum ‘Must See.’
Public Art Selections (1)
EXPO Chicago International Art Fair, selected for public billboards (Chicago, April 2025)
Group Exhibitions (8)
2026—Resistance (Portland Maine, Creative Portland Gallery, June 2026 – June 2027). 2024—Ikigai (Chicago, Engage Projects Gallery, November 8, 2024 - January 4, 2025) 2022—Portland Debuts (Portland Maine, Cove Street Arts, September 29 – November 19, 2022) 2022—Arts and Conversations (West Palm Beach, Arts & Conversations Gallery, February 9 – February 28, 2022) 2021—VAA 37th Juried Exhibition (Houston, Visual Arts Alliance, August 25 – September 25, 2021) 2020—Fever Dream. (Chicago, Aspect/Ratio Gallery, December 5, 2020 – January 16 2021)
Juried Art Fairs (5)
2026—The Other Art Fair London (pending October 2026). 2026—The Other Art Fair Los Angeles (pending September 2026) 2018—The Other Art Fair New York (as invited guest artist) (New York, November 8 – 11, 2018) 2017—The Other Art Fair London. 2017—The Other Art Fair New York
Artist Talks (4)
2024—Four-person joint program (Stanford Law School). 2023—Two-artist joint program (Chicago). 2022—Two-artist joint program (West Palm Beach). 2021—Eight-artist joint program (Chicago)
Published Art Theory (3)
2027—Contributing Author, art-law-civic theory of artist-placed public document art (book chapter pending 2027)
2026—Author, civic theory of citizen-placed public documents (Social Science Research Network (SSRN))
2024—Author, art theory as methodological vehicle for analysis of social science theories (SSRN)
Reviews, Press, Notable
2025—Third solo show selected for critical review, New Art City Magazine, Chicago
2024-present—Artfacts (Berlin) ranked top 5% US / 10% global of over 1m gallery represented artists.
2024-present—Artfacts ranked top 1% global for post-conceptual art, text-based art, and activist art.
2023—Second solo show named ‘must see’ in Chicago by Artforum.
2023—Second solo show named a ‘best exhibition aligned with EXPO Chicago’ 2023 (Mousse Magazine, Italy).
2021—First solo show selected for critical review, New Art Examiner, Chicago.
2021—First solo show named ‘must see’ in Chicago by Artforum.
2021—NBC News Maine press coverage of first solo show.
2021—Honorable mentions, two works, Dr. Harry Cooper, Head of Modern Art, National Gallery, Washington, DC.
2018—Invited Guest Artist Installation, The Other Art Fair (New York)
2016—Los Angeles Times appearance (artwork with collector), March 13, 2016.
Collections
Private and corporate collections including in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Paris, Miami.
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1994; Stanford Law School, J.D., 1999. Self-taught artist.
Other / Service / Selected Portions of Law Resume
Informal pro bono dispute resolution assistance for artists, US and international, 2018-present.
Board of Trustees, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, 2019-2020 and 2026-present.
Board, Yellow Tulip Project, mental illness stigma advocacy, 2020-2023.
State court mediator, 2009-2013.
Disability rights and human rights legal advocacy, 2014-2017.
Pro bono legal counseling for artists and non-profits on intellectual property rights and artist rights, 2018-present.
Pro bono constitutional law advocacy for non-profits, including First Amendment rights, 2000-2004.
Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Philadelphia, 2004-2006.
Appellate, international white collar crime, antitrust, and intellectual property law, leading international firm, 2006-2009.
Head of Legal for a strategy and exhibitions partner for art museums in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, 2021-2025.
Updated August 2026
