Sam Field
PITTWATER
Sam Field is an artist based in Marion Bay, lutruwita/Tasmania. Through paint, Field explores the wonder of the Australian landscape adopting a bold aesthetic that is distinctively raw, yet vibrant. His creative approach aims to critique the many cultural narratives that underpin contemporary Australia, whilst unpicking the many mistruths that are woven into the fabric of recorded history. Field’s paintings also celebrate the raw beauty of the landscape, as well as depicting the trials and tribu-lations of those who inhabit it.
The anecdotes that Field visualises through his work can be understood as artistic postcards, tracing his travels whilst in search for his creative sense of place. The resulting compositions are undeniably Australian, simultaneously playful and solemn, powerful and restless, and despite often being laden with humour, they never shy away from uncomfortable truths.
Sam Field completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania in 2016. During the early stages of his career Field worked and painted alongside con-temporary artist Luke Sciberras. Field was a finalist in The Hadley’s Art Prize 2018 and the Henry Jones Art Prize in 2019, winning the Contemporary Arts Tasmania prize in 2016.
Studies and Employment
13 – 16 Bachelor of Fine Arts UTAS
17 – 18 Artist Assistant for Luke Sciberras
18 – 22 Good Grief Studios and ARI founding member
Solo Exhibitions
2022 The Greatest Thing to Come Out of Melbourne – a portrait of the Hume Highway, Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
2022 I Thought I Saw Eden, Despard Gallery, Hobart
2021 Zeit Der Geist, AK Bellinger, Inverell, NSW
2020 The Horizon, Despard Gallery, Hobart
2018 Have One on Me, Despard Gallery, Hobart
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Painters on Pots, Despard Gallery, Hobart
2021 While We’re Still Here, Ambush Gallery, Sydney + Canberra
2020 Rude Assembly, curated by Max Berry, Sydney
2019 Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney
2019 Genius Loci, curated by Amber Creswell Bell, Stanley St. Gallery, Sydney 2019 Beyond the Range, AK Bellinger gallery, Inverell
2018 Hadley’s Art Prize, Hadley’s Orient Hotel, Hobart
2018 Shrines, Visual Bulk, Hobart
2016 The Sun Will Burn Your Eyes But Only People Make You Cry, Entrepot Gallery, Hobart
2016 Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helens
Prizes
2018 Henry Jones Art Prize Finalist
2016 Contemporary Arts Tasmania (CAT) Prize winner
2017 RACT Portraiture Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart
2016 Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helens finalist
Residencies
2020 Q Bank Residency, Queenstown, Tasmania