Sam Smith (artist)
Sam Smith is an Australian filmmaker and artist, based in the UK. He is one of the directors of the art gallery Obsidian Coast.
Early life and education
Sam Smith was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.He completed a BFA with Honours at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, in 2003, and an MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2015.
Career
Smith's work has been exhibited at film festivals and galleries, including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Whitechapel Gallery and Institute of Contemporary Arts, Les Rencontres Internationales, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, KW Institute for Contemporary Art and the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney.Smith is one of the directors of Obsidian Coast, a gallery in Bradford-on-Avon, with Nella Aarne.
Smith has undertaken a number of residencies. He was part of the International Studio Programme for one year at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Previous residencies include Helsinki International Artist Programme; Artspace, Sydney; and Youkobo Art Space in Tokyo, Japan.
Awards
- 2007: Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship to undertake a series of artist mentorships in New York City and Berlin
- 2008: Winner, inaugural 2008 Wilson HTM National Art Prize
- 2008: Winner, Churchie national emerging art prize
- 2014: Ian Potter Cultural Trust grant