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Sam van Strien: Arrowmont Artist-in-Residence 2024-25

Fri, Jul 5 - Sun, Jul 28  2024

Arrowmont Gallery, Knoxville, TN.

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Knoxville, TN, showcases the work of Artists-in-Residence Sam van Strien. Van Strien is a visual artist who examines the relationship between architecture, finance, and capitalism.

The Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Program provides early career, self-directed artists time, space and support to develop new work and be an active part of the Arrowmont community. Each year, five artists are selected to participate in the 11-month program, which begins in mid-June and continues through late May of the following year. Other Artists-in-Residence this year are Lela Arruza, Breana Ferreira, Johnny McCaffrey, and Grant Turner. The exhibition takes place at the Arrowmont Gallery in downtown Knoxville, TN from July 5 to July 28.

Started in 1991, the Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence program celebrated 30 years in 2021. Artists-in-Residence are given a monthly stipend, shared housing with private bedrooms and meals (during workshop sessions), and a private well-lit studio with climate control, a basic work table, shelving and sink. Residents provide instruction for Arrowmont’s celebrated children’s education program, ArtReach, and are offered paid teaching opportunities.

Sam van Strien is a Dutch visual artist based in Durham, North Carolina. In his research and studio-based practice, Sam employs various techniques such as rubbings from buildings, laser-cut engravings of photographs, and prints sourced from archival records. Sam received his MFA in Painting & Drawing from Ohio State University and his BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins. His artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at venues such as The Koppel Project in London, UK; Keumsan Gallery in Seoul, South Korea; and the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, TX, USA.

In 2021, Sam was featured in The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition, the UK’s leading drawing prize. He has participated in several residencies, most recently at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, NY, with the support of Arts Council England and the Netherland-America Foundation. Sam is currently an Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN, where he will respond to the built environment of Southern Appalachia through a series of new weavings, drawings, and rubbings.

 

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