cv sam varian
Biographical Notes
1966 Born 18 May Hobart, Tasmania
1990-91 Perth, Western Australia
1992 London
1999-2020 Mt Macedon, Victoria
Studies
2007 Diploma of Education
Melbourne University
1997-1998 Honours (Fine Arts)
University of Western Australia
1996 Australians Studying Abroad
Past and Present European Tour
Rome, Florence, Venice, Paris
1995-1996 Bachelor Fine Arts
Monash University (Melbourne)
1994 Study Bachelor of Arts in Education (Secondary)
Edith Cowan University
1992 Study Advanced Certificate of Art & Design
TAFE Western Australia
1988-1989 Study Associate Diploma Finished Art
Hobart Technical College
Group Exhibitions
2024 Toorak Sculpture Award'
2024Imagination Cascart Art Maldon
2023 Love Central Goldfields Art Gallery
2021 Winter Cascade Art Maldon
2019 Sitting on a Goldmine Warehouse Clunes
Art Erotique Boiler House Sunbury
2018 DMROS Convent Gallery Daylesford
Terra Warehouse Clunes
New Works Cascade Art Maldon
2017 Wild Things Cascade Print Room Maldon
Interior Worlds Lauriston Press Gallery
2016 Flora Lauriston Press Gallery
Finalist Flanagan Art Prize Ballarat
Bi Annual Art Show Kerrie Hall
2015 Paddock to Paper Lauriston Press Gallery
Finalist Clunes Ceramic Award Clunes
2013 Finalist Clunes Ceramic Award Clunes
2012 Span Stockroom Kyneton
Finalist Flanagan Art Prize Ballart
2011 Finalist Clunes Ceramic Award Clunes
2010 Group A1.0 Warburton Lane Exhibits Melbourne
Chair 14 Thornby Victoria
Four Conversations Hullabaloo Gallery, Malmsbury Victoria
2009 Buttlejorkk
Dromkeen, Riddells Creek
Celebrating Sculpture
Sunbury Boiler House
2004 Anything Goes Mad Gallery, Lancefield Victoria
1998 Honours Graduate Exhibition
Gulag Gallery, Perth
Under the Bridge
Cullity Gallery
Artists Against Racism
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Our Journey Our Choices
Cullity Gallery Western Australia
Hatched
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Guild Art Exhibition
University of Western Australia
1997 Outside in Space
Cullity Gallery, Western Australia
1996 Larcardo Peace Prize
Honourable Mention
Monash University
School Projects: New Gisborne Primary School
2014-2016 Ceramic Mural, Mosaic Installation Holy Cross Primary School New Gisborne
2009 Artist in Residence
Ceramic “Life Skills”Totem Poles
New Gisborne
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