Adam Daley Wilson - Conceptual Artist and Appellate Lawyer

Why do i Freelance?

From am law 100 associate to gallery-represented conceptual artist.

When I’m not writing appeals and trial-level briefs for repeat customer law firms, I’m a contemporary conceptual artist — I left the full-time practice of law upon becoming a commercially successful artist in 2017.

A prominent New York / Los Angeles collector discovered me and I was offered representation by a Chicago gallery with an international roster of artists in 2020. The gallery, Engage Projects, places 2 to 3 of my pieces with established collections each year.

My first two solo shows (2021, 2023) were both selected ‘Must See’ by Artforum, the 2023 solo show was also a curatorial section of Mousse.

As of mid-2023, a London / Berlin art advisory firm ranks me in the top 10% of living artists worldwide and in the United States, and in the top 5% globally for artists associated with Post-minimalism, Post-conceptualism, Conceptual Painting, Appropriation Art, and Text-Based Art.

My pieces are in private and corporate collections in places such as New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Chicago, Miami, and elsewhere.

I’m represented by Engage Projects Gallery in Chicago, which has a growing international reputation in contemporary conceptual art (painting, video, photography, installations, and sculpture) with a roster of twenty artists from eight countries on several continents, several of whom have been acquired by the leading museums in the United States and Europe and have been featured in The New York Times and similar.

I’m fortunate to be in a gallery with these excellent international artists.

In addition to making art I write occasionally write about aspects of art theory and art history, as well as art ownership.

engage-projects.com (gallery)

adamwilsonart.com (portfolio)

But I still thrive on writing briefs for law firms — so that’s what I do.

I maintain a full-time schedule, devoting about 60% of my time to writing appeals and trial-level briefs and about 40% on the art.