Sam J Gardner is an American multi-disciplinary artist living and working in Europe and Latin America, where his art has been exhibited in group and solo shows.
His work explores accumulation in peripheral landscapes through experimentation with texture and found objects.
Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions/Presentations
2023 – The Wanderer, Duza Scena, Poznań, Poland
2021 – Sí sí sí, Private Residence, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, MX
2019 – Desconocido, Espacio Lalitho, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, MX
2018 – Presentation of book In The Dark, Instituto de Artes Graficas de Oaxaca, MX
2018 – In the Dark, Espacio Centro, Oaxaca, MX
2017 – New Territories, Eyedrum Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
2015 – Exposición, Taller Grafica Libre, Oaxaca, MX
Group Exhibitions
2022- Wystawa dla Domu, Centrum Kultury ZAMEK, Poznań, Poland
2022- Contacto, Aparador Monterrey, Monterrey, MX
2021 – Mini Print Internacional Ecuador, La Rueda Taller de Grafica, Sangolquí, EC
2019 – Ambos Lados Print Exchange, SGCI International, Dallas, TX, USA
2018 – Rural, Las Penitas, Oaxaca, MX
2018 – Sobre papel, Galería Arte de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, MX
2018 – Mezcalearte, Colectivo Xicoténcatl, Oaxaca, MX
2017 – Familyhood ATL Art, Eventide Brewing, Atlanta, GA, USA
2017 – Exposición de Serigrafia, Taller de Grafica Ojo Tres, Oaxaca, MX
2016 – Muestra Grafica Internacional, Taller Okupa Visiaul, Oaxaca, MX
2015 – Guelaguetza Grafica, Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez, Oaxaca, MX
2015 – Un cuarto de grafica, Espacio Centro, Oaxaca, MX
2015 – Ink & Paper, The Afterimage Art Gallery, Riverside, CA, USA
Residencies and Awards
2022/23 – Artist Residency, Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu, Poznań, Poland
2022 – Artist Residency, Aparador Monterrey, Monterrey, MX
021 – Mini Print Internacional Ecuador, Honorable Mention Print, Sangolquí, EC
2019 – 1st Latin American Miniprint Contest, Selected Print, Oaxaca MX
2019 – Artist Residency, Barranca Grafica, CDMX, MX
Books
2018 – In The Dark, bilingual illstrated risograph book
2016 – shots at the sky, hand-bound book poetry (50 copies)
Press
“Si si si, una propuesta para hacer el arte mas inmerso,” El Imparcial. Oct. 2021
Libros grises en un lugar verde. Entrópico Ediciones. Jan. 2021
“Presentan el libro ‘In the Dark’ de Sam Gardner.” Ciudadania Express. Nov. 2018.
“Five exhibitions to see in May.” Que Pasa Oaxaca. May 2018.
“Muestra De Arte Emergente En Oaxaca.” Tierra Adentro. Dec. 2015.
“Comparte Sam Gardner su obra en galería de Jalatlaco.” Tiempo de Oaxaca. Feb. 2015
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