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Sam Smith is an Australian filmmaker and artist, based in the UK. [1] He is one of the directors of the art gallery Obsidian Coast.
Early life and education
Smith was born in Christchurch. [2] 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. [2]
Career
Smith's work has been exhibited at film festivals and galleries, [2] including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Whitechapel Gallery and Institute of Contemporary Arts, Les Rencontres Internationales (Paris and Berlin), Australian Centre for the Moving Image ( Melbourne), KW Institute for Contemporary Art ( Berlin) 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. [2]
Smith has undertaken a number of residencies.[ citation needed] 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 [2]
- 2008: Winner, inaugural 2008 Wilson HTM National Art Prize[ citation needed]
- 2008: Winner, Churchie national emerging art prize[ citation needed]
- 2014: Ian Potter Cultural Trust grant[ citation needed]
Works
| Title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Capture [2] | Assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body and supported by the UNSW Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, Solid State & Elemental Analysis Unit. | 2021 |
| Earth Return | mudmind Commissioned for Medium Earth by The Art Gallery of New South Wales |
2020 |
| Lithic Coda | Commissioned by Prototype Care Packages | 2020 |
| Lithic Choreographies [1] | An International Art Space commission for spaced 3: north by southeast. Produced with the support of Baltic Art Center | 2019 |
| E.1027 | Commissioned by Whitechapel Gallery, London | 2016–19 |
Personal life
Smith lives in Bradford-on-Avon. [2]
References
Publications
- Frames of Reference with texts by Post Brothers and Jan Verwoert, 128 pages, 28 full colour pages, softcover with French flaps, July 2014. Broken Dimanche Press ( ISBN 978-3-943196-34-4) and Künstlerhaus Bethanien ( ISBN 978-3-941230-31-6).
External links
- Official website
- Sam Smith at IMDb
- Obsidian Art
- Sam Smith on MUBI
- Sam Smith at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
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Sam Smith is an Australian filmmaker and artist, based in the UK. [1] He is one of the directors of the art gallery Obsidian Coast.
Early life and education
Smith was born in Christchurch. [2] 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. [2]
Career
Smith's work has been exhibited at film festivals and galleries, [2] including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Whitechapel Gallery and Institute of Contemporary Arts, Les Rencontres Internationales (Paris and Berlin), Australian Centre for the Moving Image ( Melbourne), KW Institute for Contemporary Art ( Berlin) 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. [2]
Smith has undertaken a number of residencies.[ citation needed] 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 [2]
- 2008: Winner, inaugural 2008 Wilson HTM National Art Prize[ citation needed]
- 2008: Winner, Churchie national emerging art prize[ citation needed]
- 2014: Ian Potter Cultural Trust grant[ citation needed]
Works
| Title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Capture [2] | Assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body and supported by the UNSW Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, Solid State & Elemental Analysis Unit. | 2021 |
| Earth Return | mudmind Commissioned for Medium Earth by The Art Gallery of New South Wales |
2020 |
| Lithic Coda | Commissioned by Prototype Care Packages | 2020 |
| Lithic Choreographies [1] | An International Art Space commission for spaced 3: north by southeast. Produced with the support of Baltic Art Center | 2019 |
| E.1027 | Commissioned by Whitechapel Gallery, London | 2016–19 |
Personal life
Smith lives in Bradford-on-Avon. [2]
References
Publications
- Frames of Reference with texts by Post Brothers and Jan Verwoert, 128 pages, 28 full colour pages, softcover with French flaps, July 2014. Broken Dimanche Press ( ISBN 978-3-943196-34-4) and Künstlerhaus Bethanien ( ISBN 978-3-941230-31-6).
External links
- Official website
- Sam Smith at IMDb
- Obsidian Art
- Sam Smith on MUBI
- Sam Smith at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |