LEACH, SAM CV
Born 1973, Adelaide SA
2005 Master of Arts (Fine Arts) by research RMIT University
2004 Honours Fine Art (Painting) at RMIT University
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at RMIT
1993 Bachelor of Economics, Adelaide University
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2008 Archibald, finalist
2007 Siemens Fine Art Award, winner
2007 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, winner
2007 Stan and Maureen Duke Award, finalist
2007 Archibald Finalist
2006 Geelong Gallery Fletcher Jones Contemporary Art Prize
2006 Judges Prize Metro5
2005 Short listed for Siemens Art Prize
2004 Short listed for Siemens Art Prize
COLLECTIONS
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
Geelong Art Gallery
Artbank
Private Collections in Australia, Italy and US
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Negentrophies, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2007 Unnatural Selection, Peter Walker Fine Art, Adelaide, SA
2007 The Spoils, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2006 Familie Kapitaal, Michael Carr Gallery, Sydney
2005 The Lift, Spacement, Melbourne
2005 The Longed for Departure, Bus Gallery, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Bal Tashchit: Tho Shat Not Destroy – The Environment in Biblical and Rabbinic Sources, Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne, VIC
2008 SSFA08, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2007 Momento Mori, Blkmrkt, Brisbane, QLD
2007 Sincerity of Detail, Wardlow Studios, Melbourne
2007 Metro 5 Finalists, Touring Exhibition
2007 Archibald Touring Exhibition
2006 Metro 5 Finalists Show, Metro 5, Melbourne
2006 Melbourne Reign, Michael Carr Gallery, Sydney
2004 RMIT Honours Graduate Show, Area Contemporary Art Space
2004 8, RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Melbourne Commonwealth Games Village
2003 Thread, RMIT Graduate Show, Melbourne
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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McDonald, John. ‘There’s Magic in These Spectacular Works’, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 29 – 30, 2008
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Makin, Jeff. ‘Art of Death Takes Flight’, Herald Sun, February 2006