Exhibitions

• Group Exhibition & Sale - "Art & Photography in the Garden" - Milner Gardens & Woodland, Qualicum Beach, BC - July 16th & 17th, 2011
• Solo Exhibition - "On the Prairie" - Centrepointe Theatre Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - February 18th - March 23rd, 2011
• Group Exhibition - "Diffusion Exhibition" - SpringBox Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA - July 9th - September 30th, 2010
• Group Exhibition - "First of all, for delight" - Arts & Architecture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - May 8th - May 16th, 2010
• Solo Exhibition "Forests of Losts Dreams" - Arts & Architecture Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - April 7th - April 18th, 2010
• Group Exhibition - "Portrait of the Artist" - Arts & Architecture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - February 17th - February 28th, 2010
• Group Exhibition - "Representation Artists" - Arts & Architecture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - October 15th - November 1st, 2009
• Group Exhibition - Friends of the Farm Fine Art Exhibition & Sale, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - October 9th - 12th, 2009
• Guest Artist - Gallery 6, Kemptville, Ontario, Canada - April 1st - May 29th, 2009
• Solo Exhibition "Vecchia Struttura" - Arts & Architecture Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - February 11th - March 1st, 2009
• Group Exhibition - owaa gallery - Stittsville, Ontario, Canada - November 1, 2008 - March 4, 2009
• Solo Exhibition - Ravensara Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - September 8th - October 8th, 2008

Awards & Publications 

• Parksville & Qualicum Beach Official 2011 Travel & Leisure Guide
• JPG Magazine - Issue25 - 2011
• Beacon Magazine (Cover) - November 2010
• Diffusion Magazine, Volume II, 2010, Group Showcase
• Interview - Unfolding magazine, April 5, 2010
• CAPA 2009 Annual Digital Competition, First place, October 2009
• Photoshow Magazine, Issue 5, Rural & Urban Architectual Grandeur, Feature Image, April 2009
• Photolife Magazine Showtime Contest, Runner-Up, march 2009
• Photolife Magazine's Emerging Photographer of 2008, September 2008
• Ottawa Citizen - Inside Out - September 6, 2008

In The News

• 21-July-2011            Gardens part of the art at Milner
• 8-April-2010             Unfolding Magazine - Empathy and Michael Van der Tol's Camera
• 1-April-2009             the Humm Magazine
• 1-April-2009             North Grenville Community Newsletter - Gallery 6
• 7-February-2009       Ottawa Citizen Inside Out
• 5-February-2009       See Italy's Architectural Wonders Right in Ottawa
• 8-September-2008    the Humm Magazine
• 5-September-2008    Art Hop - KitchArt Magazine
• 22-August-2008        Stittsville Photographer Lauded by Magazine as an Emerging Talent
• 12-August-2008        Getting in Focus: Photolife Magazine, New Group include Stittsville Photographer

Gallery Representation

Michael's work is represented by Arts & Architecture in Ottawa, Ontario and by the Salish Sea Market in Bowser, Vancouver Island.

Purchase

All of the images on the website are available for sale at  Arts & Architecture in Ottawa, Ontario and at the Salish Sea Market in Bowser, Vancouver Island. Limited edition prints are listed and the availability of remaining prints are shown. All prints are signed and numbered by the artist on the back of the each print. Price increases as each edition is sells out.