MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
BIO
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, THE TORONTO BORN SON OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS, IS AN ABSTRACT PAINTER, WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER IN FILM AND TELEVISION AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE YORK UNIVERSITY FILM PROGRAM.
HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE AS AN ARTIST WAS HAVING TO DRAW THE WHITE LINES ON THE BASEBALL FIELD AT A SUMMER CAMP AS HE WAS THE ONLY MALE EMPLOYEE IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS DEPARTMENT.
IN 2019 A CLOSE FRIEND OF MICHAEL MADE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FORGERY IN THE ART WORLD WHICH INTRODUCED HIM TO THE WORK OF MARK ROTHKO. MICHAEL QUICKLY PROCLAIMED, “I CAN DO THAT” AND SO BEGAN HIS PASSION TO BECOME AN ARTIST. THE ARTISTS WHO INSPIRED HIM GREW TO INCLUDE DE KOONING, HARTIGAN AND KANDINSKY, ALL PART OF THE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT.
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HE DEVELOPED A SELF-TAUGHT STYLE DRIVEN BY SPONTANEITY AND INTUITION.
CONTAINING A SOPHISTICATED COLOUR PALETTE WHICH TENDS TO FAVOUR WARM TONES, MICHAEL EXPLORES HOW ABSTRACTION CAN BE USED TO MANIPULATE SENSORY EXPERIENCE AND VARIOUS EMOTIONAL IMPULSES.
HIS RECENT WORK PORTRAYS LYRICAL ABSTRACTIONS WHICH DANCE ACROSS THE COMPOSITION LIKE FINE JAZZ.
HE HAS A COMPLEX EYE FOR COLOUR HARMONY AND A GREAT SENSE OF BALANCE IN HIS COMPOSITIONS.HE USES MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PAINT, A VARIETY OF SURFACES, A BOLD USE OF BRUSHWORK AND EXPRESSIVE STRUCTURAL AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS.
MICHAEL IS REPRESENTED IN VANCOUVER BY THE GALLERY GEORGE AND HAS HAD A NUMBER OF SHOWS IN TORONTO.
HIS WORK IS DISPLAYED IN HOMES IN TORONTO, ISTANBUL, BOSTON, LOS ANGELES, MENDOCINO AND TEL AVIV.
THREE OF HIS PAINTINGS WERE FEATURED IN THE BRITISH PUBLICATION, THE WORLD OF INTERIORS AND ON SAATCHI ART.
HIS WORK CAN BE VIEWED ON INSTAGRAM (@MICHAELSCHWARTZFINEARTS)
OR HIS WEBSITE
WWW.MICHAELSCHWARTZFINEARTS.COM)
EXHIBITIONS
-October- August 2022 Took part in group show at The Gallery
George in Vancouver
-July-August 2023 Solo show at Mitfar Café/Gallery, Toronto
-January-May 2024 Solo show in lobby of Crown Realty, Toronto
-July1-7 2024 Solo show at The Show Gallery, Toronto
-September-December 2024 Solo show in lobby at Fengate
Realty, Toronto
-March-May 2025 Solo show in condo lobby at 55Gerrard W.
. -March-May 2025 Solo show in building lobby at 121 King St. W.
-September-October 2025 Part of group show at The Twist
Gallery, Toronto
-December 2025 Part of group show at The Show Gallery, Toronto
PRESS
October-November-December 2024 Three paintings featured in
British Magazine , World of Interiors.
May 2025. One painting featured in Saatchi Art
HE CAN BE REACHED AT
[email protected]
OR AT 416-574-3965.
© COPYRIGHT 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
BIO
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, THE TORONTO BORN SON OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS, IS AN ABSTRACT PAINTER, WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER IN FILM AND TELEVISION AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE YORK UNIVERSITY FILM PROGRAM.
HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE AS AN ARTIST WAS HAVING TO DRAW THE WHITE LINES ON THE BASEBALL FIELD AT A SUMMER CAMP AS HE WAS THE ONLY MALE EMPLOYEE IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS DEPARTMENT.
IN 2019 A CLOSE FRIEND OF MICHAEL MADE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FORGERY IN THE ART WORLD WHICH INTRODUCED HIM TO THE WORK OF MARK ROTHKO. MICHAEL QUICKLY PROCLAIMED, “I CAN DO THAT” AND SO BEGAN HIS PASSION TO BECOME AN ARTIST. THE ARTISTS WHO INSPIRED HIM GREW TO INCLUDE DE KOONING, HARTIGAN AND KANDINSKY, ALL PART OF THE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT.
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HE DEVELOPED A SELF-TAUGHT STYLE DRIVEN BY SPONTANEITY AND INTUITION.
CONTAINING A SOPHISTICATED COLOUR PALETTE WHICH TENDS TO FAVOUR WARM TONES, MICHAEL EXPLORES HOW ABSTRACTION CAN BE USED TO MANIPULATE SENSORY EXPERIENCE AND VARIOUS EMOTIONAL IMPULSES.
HIS RECENT WORK PORTRAYS LYRICAL ABSTRACTIONS WHICH DANCE ACROSS THE COMPOSITION LIKE FINE JAZZ.
HE HAS A COMPLEX EYE FOR COLOUR HARMONY AND A GREAT SENSE OF BALANCE IN HIS COMPOSITIONS.HE USES MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PAINT, A VARIETY OF SURFACES, A BOLD USE OF BRUSHWORK AND EXPRESSIVE STRUCTURAL AND GEOMETRIC PATTERNS.
MICHAEL IS REPRESENTED IN VANCOUVER BY THE GALLERY GEORGE AND HAS HAD A NUMBER OF SHOWS IN TORONTO.
HIS WORK IS DISPLAYED IN HOMES IN TORONTO, ISTANBUL, BOSTON, LOS ANGELES, MENDOCINO AND TEL AVIV.
THREE OF HIS PAINTINGS WERE FEATURED IN THE BRITISH PUBLICATION, THE WORLD OF INTERIORS AND ON SAATCHI ART.
HIS WORK CAN BE VIEWED ON INSTAGRAM (@MICHAELSCHWARTZFINEARTS)
OR HIS WEBSITE
WWW.MICHAELSCHWARTZFINEARTS.COM)
EXHIBITIONS
-October- August 2022 Took part in group show at The Gallery
George in Vancouver
-July-August 2023 Solo show at Mitfar Café/Gallery, Toronto
-January-May 2024 Solo show in lobby of Crown Realty, Toronto
-July1-7 2024 Solo show at The Show Gallery, Toronto
-September-December 2024 Solo show in lobby at Fengate
Realty, Toronto
-March-May 2025 Solo show in condo lobby at 55Gerrard W.
. -March-May 2025 Solo show in building lobby at 121 King St. W.
-September-October 2025 Part of group show at The Twist
Gallery, Toronto
-December 2025 Part of group show at The Show Gallery, Toronto
PRESS
October-November-December 2024 Three paintings featured in
British Magazine , World of Interiors.
May 2025. One painting featured in Saatchi Art
HE CAN BE REACHED AT
[email protected]
OR AT 416-574-3965.
© COPYRIGHT 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.