ARTIST PROFILE

Sam Foley

  • New Zealand (b. 1977 in Wellington)
  • Currently in Berlin, Germany.
  • Foley exhibits internationally, with works placed in a number of public and private collections. He is a regular visitor to Europe, exhibiting and conducting research and development projects throughout the UK, Europe, and Scandinavia.

REPRESENTATION

CONTACT & LINKS

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • Rennande Vatn, S9 Galeri, Oslo, Norway.

2015

  • Moving Image paintings -Past to Present, Pataka Museum + Art, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Something in the Water, Galerie 9, Solothurn, Switzerland.

2014

  • Harbour, The Artist's Room, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Kontraste, Galerie9, Solothurn, Switzerland.
  • Rennande Vatn, Herangtunet, Valdres, Norway.

2013

  • Into the Deep, Whitepsace Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.

2012

  • Running Water, , Dunedin, Dowling St Studios, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2011

  • Tiefschwarz, Atelier Bar-Am, Berlin, Germany.

LOCATION

  • Born 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

EDUCATION

  • 1995 - 1998
    Otago Polytechnic School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2013
    Kaipara Trust Wallace Art Award 2013
    The Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland, New Zealand
  • 2010
    Peoples Choice Award
    The Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland, New Zealand
  • 2007
    1st Prize
    Parklane Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand

RESIDENCIES

  • 2014
    Kaipara Trust Wallace Art Award, Altes Spital, Solothurn, Switzerland
  • 2012
    Lom Commune, Lom, Norway

COLLECTIONS

  • The Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland, New Zealand
  • ASB Bank, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Dunedin International Airport, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Historic Places Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand