Adornato, is an Italian-Canadian contemporary artist based in Ottawa, Canada. His subversive and provocative art practice consists of dark and dystopian subjects, often with a satirical, playful and irreverent twist.

Pollution & climate change, domestic terrorism & gun violence, state surveillance, wealth inequality, and Capitalism-gone-wrong are regular motifs in his paintings, street art, performances, sculptures, and videos. Adornato also explores a wide range of other mediums and disciplines including history painting, inventing musical instruments, pubic sculpture, sound art, assemblage “Frankenstein” furniture, mischievous pranks, and more.