Sam Paine is a regional artist working in Mudgee, NSW, working mainly in finely detailed pen and wash, characterised by intricate linework and bold colours. He has been a finalist in the Muswellbrook Art Prize and Little Things Art Prize. Sam has illustrated live for events such as City of Sydney’s Late Night Library and the Mudgee Readers’ Festival, and created a number of large scale public artworks, including murals in Mudgee, Gulgong and Dubbo and in the Australia Council window in Surry Hills. His series of covers for the Viva la Novella prize includes the art for Stella shortlisted novel The Fish Girl. Sam’s theatre projects have received funding from Regional Arts NSW’s CASP grant and Create NSW via Arts on Tour. He is the coordinator of the Cudgegong Youth Theatre and Deputy Mayor of Mid-Western Regional Council.
2019
Paper Pear Popup [group show], Corner Store Gallery, Orange
The Five Obstructions, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo
Mudgeescapes [with Michael Bourke], Artisan on Lewis, Mudgee
A Little Piece of Heaven book project with Ruth and Dick Carney
Biding Time writer/director of central west theatre tour
2018
Works on Paper [group show], Corner Store Gallery, Orange
Art in a Flash [group show – also curator], the Stables, Mudgee
Little Things Art Prize [finalist], Saint Cloche, Paddington
Led creation of Youth Week mural in Gulgong, NSW
Illustrated The Drover’s Wives by Ryan O’Neill
Insex staged at Blood Moon Theatre, Potts Point
2017
Postcards from Mudgee, Artisan on Lewis, Mudgee
Years of Practice, Pandora Gallery, Coolah
Muswellbrook Art Prize [finalist], Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Muswellbrook
Created mini-mural at Saints and Sinners café, Gulgong
Curated Mudgee Readers’ Festival exhibition Art Now with Text Classics
Led Mudgee Readers’ Festival Zine Workshop, edited and designed zine of youth art and writing
2016
Into the Light, Palate Restaurant, Mudgee
In Dog we Trust [group show], Artisan on Lewis, Mudgee
Art for Poetry's Sake [group show – also curator], the Stables, Mudgee
Together [group show], Rosby Vineyard, Mudgee
Live illustration at Mudsling Music Festival, Roth’s Wine Bar, Mudgee
Live painting demonstration at Art Unlimited, Dunedoo
Became illustrator for Seizure’s Viva La Novella publishing project
Presented Biding Time theatre production at Artlands regional arts conference, Dubbo
2015
Mudgee calendar collection, Fairview Artspace, Mudgee
The Greatest Wonder of the World, Holtermann Museum, Gulgong
A Different Perspective, Artisan on Lewis, Mudgee
Series of Flash Fiction illustrations for Seizure Online
Live illustration at two Late Night Library Sketch Jam events, Customs House, Sydney
Live illustration at Mudgee Readers’ Festival/Mudgee Underground Book Swap, Roth’s Wine Bar, Mudgee
Public illustration project for semi-permanent display at Australia Council, Surry Hills
2014
#centralwest [with Matilda Julian], the Fire Station Arts Centre, Dubbo
Jessamy Bell and the Faraway Orchid [group show – also curator], the Fire Station Arts Centre, Dubbo
Biophilia [group show], the Fire Station Arts Centre, Dubbo
Between the Lines [group show – also curator], Alby + Esthers, Mudgee
Country Living [group show], The Stables, Mudgee
Manifest [group show], The Emporium, Newcastle
Collaborated on Mudgee Underground, a project presenting innovative pop-up art experiences in Mudgee
Collaborated on Mudgee Picture Co, a local filmmaking cooperative
Painting of children’s mural at Mudgee Library
Recipient of the Mid-Western Regional Council Australia Day Arts Award
2013
The Song and the Sigh, My Little Dress Shop, Gulgong
Cityscapes, Number 47, Rylstone
Finalist in Art Battle Australia, painting live at Name This Bar and on Circular Quay, Sydney