Mikael Sandblom

I create photographic and mixed-media works that explore perception through the reinterpretation of landscape. Using layered imagery and shifting visual structures, I investigate the unstable boundary between observation, memory, and interpretation.

Examples of recent work:

Public Art Projects:

Clouds and Waves, 2020 – 2024:

Phosphenes, 2018:

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Videos:

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MIKAEL SANDBLOM CV

Public Art Commissions

2026 – The Attentive Horizon, permanent window mural installation, Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre, Oakville, ON. Commissioned through public competition.

2022 – Waves and Clouds, jacquard tapestry installations, Evolv Apartments, Toronto, ON. Commissioned through public competition.

2020 – Eastern Gap, wall relief mural/sculpture, DuEast Condominium, Toronto, ON. Commissioned by Daniels Corporation through public competition.

Education

• 2006 – MBA, University of Toronto
• 1994 – Fine Art Diploma, Ontario College of Art
• 1991 – Master of Architecture, Dalhousie University

Selected Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions

• 2026 – The Internal Universe, GUM Gallery, Meaford, ON
• 2026 – The Nature of Seeing, The Gallery at L.E. Shore, Thornbury, ON
• 2019 – Melissa Tseng – Mikael Sandblom, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
• 2018 – Phosphenes – New Work by Mikael Sandblom, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
• 2018 – Full Fathom Five and Other Paintings, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
• 2017 – Mikael Sandblom and France-Marie Trepanier, Cedar Ridge Gallery, Toronto
• 2002 – Mikael Sandblom, Studio 21, Halifax
  

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2026 – Ontario Society of Artists 152nd Open Juried Exhibition (Art Gallery of Georgina Award); SCA Open International Juried Exhibition; Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
• 2025 – Art Gallery of Mississauga Annual Juried Exhibition; Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; (Extra)ordinary, Meaford Hall; Georgian Bay: Muse, Meaford Hall
• 2024 – Ephemeral Structures, L.E. Shore Gallery; Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Clouds and Waves, Gallery 1313
• 2023 – Toronto Outdoor Art Fair; Parkdale Biennale; Gallery 1313
• 2022–2021 – Gallery 1313; Quest Art School + Gallery; ArtWorks Oakville Juried Exhibition

Awards & Collections

• 2026 – Art Gallery of Georgina Award, Ontario Society of Artists 152nd Open Juried Exhibition
• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (collection)
• TD Bank Art Collection
• Daniels Corporation Art Collection

Selected Publications & Reviews

• 2024 – Mikael Sandblom at Gallery 1313, Hugh Alcock, Artoronto.ca
• 2020 – The Toronto Star, Deborah Dundas
• 2019 – Artoronto.ca, Hugh Alcock
• 1997–1994 – Reviews in ARTS Atlantic, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Art, Eye Weekly, Chronicle Herald

Writing

Selected exhibition reviews published 2018–2025 covering exhibitions at General Hardware Contemporary, Yorkminster Park Gallery, Daniel Faria Gallery, Christie Contemporary, Art Toronto, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Clint Roenisch Gallery, and others.

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