Exhibitions & CV

Artist CV

Adam Norgaard is an American painter based in Japan since 2014. His work centers on figuration, psychological atmosphere, migration, cultural distance, and intimacy. He has sustained a professional studio practice for more than ten years, with exhibitions, international collections, press coverage, and recognition from Saatchi Art.

Selected Exhibitions

2026 — ADAM x TAKAO, Gallery f, Greater Tokyo Area, Japan

2023 — MomentsPast, The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA, United States

2020 — Melancholia, Shishibone, Japan

2016 — Fish Farm, The Nagaya Project, Tokushima, Japan

2014 — The Four Saints, The Energy Bar, United States

Awards and Features

2020 — Rising Stars: 35 Artists Under 35, Saatchi Art

2016 — One to Watch: Adam Norgaard, Saatchi Art

Press and Interviews

2023 — Interview with Adam Norgaard, Singulart Magazine

2021 — Adam Norgaard: Painting Cultural Differences, PEN Online

2016 — Featured artist, VISION Magazine, Vision Young, Issue #162, China

Selected Private and Corporate Collections

Works held in private and corporate collections in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Education

2009–2010 — Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Studies in painting, printmaking, design, and visual fundamentals.

2006–2007 — J.U.M.P. Scholarship Recipient, Japan–U.S. Mutual Understanding Program, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Youth For Understanding, Greater Tokyo Area, Japan

One of 25 U.S. students selected nationally for an academic exchange scholarship to attend a Japanese high school.