Adam Gourlay

b. 1992, Scarborough, Canada


Education

OCAD University
BFA, Drawing & Painting
Class of 2022

  • Worked at OCAD Student Union, OCADU Admission & Recruitment Office, OCADU WLC & FCDC, and the Drawing & Painting Department
  • Volunteered as a Peer Mentor

Humber College
Comedy, Writing & Performance
Class of 2018

  • Awarded "Mark Breslin Award for Stand-Up Comedy Excellence"

Group Exhibitions 

  • "The Archive of Merit: From the OSA to OCAD" Group Show. Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto. Curated by Anqi Li, Lex Barrie. 
  • "First Self: Investigating CulturalAppropriation" Group Show. Ada Slaight Gallery/Online Show, Toronto. Curated by Natia Lemay.
  • "Art in Solitude" Virtual Exhibition. An Nasctha Gallery, Liverpool, UK. Curated by Shannon Liddy.
  • "Sustainable Interventions" Group Show. Online Exhibition. Curated by Usman Abdullah.   

Festival Performances


2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ~25 performances

  "Tone Death", The City Cafe, The Chesterfeels (A poetry slam, funk,folk, ballad comedy duo) presented a musical, sketch comedy hour. 

2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ~50 performances

  "Diamond Comedy", The Counting House Ballroom & various locations.

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