About
Sam Yong is a self-taught painter and illustrator from Melbourne. He works across different traditional mediums. As a self-confessed introvert, Sam has a love of nature and solo adventure. He is often found booking a last minute flight to a far away land. This love of solitude, the unknown and the natural world manifests itself through his artwork. The connection between human narratives which are represented through nature is something which has always been present in his work; no matter what the medium. Sam's work has been exhibited in Paris, The United States, New Zealand and Melbourne, along with a multitude of private commissions across the globe.
Currently Represented in Victoria by BeinArt Gallery.
Curriculum Vitae
b.1986
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Visual Communication; Graphic Design.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Unnatural Selection, Off the Kerb Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2016 Keepsakes, Outré Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2017 Ritual, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 LAX / PDX part II, Thinkspace Projects / Antler Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
2018 Brink 2018, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
2017 Small Works 2017, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2016 Flesh and Bone, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2016 Permanence, Haven Gallery, New York, NY, USA.
2015 PPCLA Inaugural Group Exhibition, PPCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2015 Plenty, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland, CA, USA.
2014 6x6, Phone Booth Gallery, Long Beach, CA, USA.
2014 Terra, Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2013 Everybody has a Spirit Animal, Queens Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand.
2013 Rock en Seine, Rock en Seine Music Festival, Paris, France.
2013 Men with Beards, Off the Kerb Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
MURAL FESTIVALS
2016 Temple Children, Hilo, HI, USA.
2017 SHINE on St Petersburg, St Petersburg, FL, USA.
2018 Pow! Wow! Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
2014 Analogue / Digital, Melbourne, Australia.
SELECTED PRESS
Juxtapoz 2016
Juxtapoz 2017
Booooooom 2017
Booooooom 2013
Australia in Front 2013
Side Life 2016
SPRATx 2015
Invurt Magazine 2016
Pilerats 2016