SAM BLOOR (1987, AUS)
EDUCATION
2017 Curtin University, Fine Arts. BA
SELECTED SOLO / DUO SHOWS
2020 The best of my bad days, Linton & Kay galleries, Subiaco, WA
2020 The birth and death of a mountain, Kolbusz Space, East Perth, WA
2020 ECHOES, Fremantle, WA
2019 The Billboard Project, Fremantle Biennale, Fremantle WA
2019 Both Ends of the Splinter, The Lobby, Swanbourne WA
2019 HOLD ON, Stala contemporary, Perth WA
2018 More News From Nowhere, Blank Space gallery, Fremantle WA
2017 It Could Be Worth $1000, Smart Casual, Fremantle WA
2016 Totem In Tribute, Spectrum Gallery Space, Edinburgh UK
SELECTED GROUPS SHOWS
2018, Australian Print Triennial, Mildura, VIC
2018, Heathcote Select, Heathcote Gallery, WA
2018, IRIS, Perth Centre For Photography, WA
2018 Fremantle Print Award, FAC, WA
2017 Gippsland Print Award, Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC
2017 Royal Show Landscape Art Prize, RASWA Gallery, WA
2017 A Space Between, Paper Mountain ARI, WA
2017 Kalgoorlie Boulder Art Prize, Kalgoorlie Regional Gallery, WA
2017, IRIS (semi finalist), Perth Centre For Photography, WA
2017 Midwest Art Prize, Gerladton Regional Art Gallery, WA
2016 Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Art Centre, WA
2016 City of Belmont Art and Photographic Awards, WA
2016 RYBG, Brand X Studio, Sydney NSW
2016 City of Wanneroo Art Awards, WA
2010 Graffimenco, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh UK
BOOKS
2021 An hour until the apocalypse, Edition of 13
2020 Dumb for your love, Edition of 50
2018 More News From Nowhere, Edition of 50.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2017 Artist's Chronicle, Issue No 173, May/June 2017
2016 The Weekend West, September 24-25, 2016
2014 50/50, Collage Collective Co
2011 Cragie Tales, Trevor Bly
AWARDS
2019 Works on paper, Melvile art awards.
2017 Best Print In Show, Kalgoorlie Boulder Art Prize
2017 Best Work On Paper, City of South Perth Emerging Artist Award
2016 First Prize, Fremantle Print Award
COLLECTIONS
2021 Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA)
2020 City of Stirling art collection
2016 City of Fremantle art collection
SELECTED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2020 Myer Myerscough TOGETHER mural install, FOMO Fremantle
2019 Mural and Arts Director, Falls Festival Fremantle
2018 Community Mural and Workshop Director, Ellenbrook, City of Swan
2018 Mural and Arts Director, Falls Festival Fremantle
2018 Mural, Water Corp, Bunbury
2017 Community Mural Director, Subiaco Arts Festival
2016 Artist assistant, Do It For Free, David Attwood for City Of Perth Transart program
2016 Community Mural Director, Bullsbrook Museum
2016 Mural, Health Services WA
2016 Mural, City of Vincent
2016 Youth Aerosol Workshop, Chisholm Catholic College
2015 Youth Aerosol Workshop, City Of Bayswater
2015 Youth Aerosol Workshop, Ballajura Public Library
2015 Youth Aerosol Workshop, Woodvale Secondary School
2014 Artist Assistant, 6025 Public Sculpture, Trevor Bly for Land Corp