About

Samantha Dennison is based in Albany/Kinjarling and works across painting and ceramics to explore ideas of stillness, space, and place. Dennison is best known for her still life painting. Her practice draws on her background as an art teacher, potter and parent living and working in a regional community, and is underpinned by her interest in objects as containers of meaning and conveyors of narrative and identity.

Originally from Perth, Samantha studied Art Education at Edith Cowan University and graduated as a high school art teacher. In 2003, she held her first solo exhibition of landscape paintings. Since her move to Albany in 2012, Samantha has concentrated on still life painting.

Samantha won the City of Albany Acquisitive Award in the Great Southern Art Award 2023 and is a Finalist in the 2023 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, The Jury Art Prize 2023, and the York Botanic Art Prize 2023 in which she won Highly Commended. In previous years, Samantha has been a finalist in the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize 2021, Joondalup Invitation Art Prize 2020, Eutick Memorial Still Life Award 2018 and Albany Art Prize 2016. Samantha’s work is held in the Royal Perth Hospital Collection and private collections in Australia and internationally.

Samantha Dennison is represented by Linton & Kay Galleries in Perth Western Australia and A K Bellinger Gallery in New South Wales.

SAMANTHA DENNISON

Albany/Kinjarling

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www.samanthadennison.com.au

Samantha Dennison is based in Albany/Kinjarling and works across painting and ceramics to explore ideas of stillness, space, and place. Dennison is best known for her still life painting. Her practice draws on her background as an artist, potter and parent living and working in a regional community, and is underpinned by her interest in objects as containers of meaning and conveyors of narrative and identity.

EDUCATION

2011 Graduate Certificate Literacy Education Edith Cowan University

1990 Bachelor of Education (Secondary Art) Edith Cowan University

1989 Bachelor of Arts (Education) Edith Cowan University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 And still. Linton and Kay Galleries, Subiaco

2022 Close to Home, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale NSW

2021 Shape and Space, Linton and Kay Galleries, Subiaco

New Paintings, A K Bellinger Gallery, Inverell NSW

2020 Christmas Solo, Yallingup Galleries

On the Road, Linton and Kay Galleries

New Paintings, A K Bellinger Gallery

2019 Flora, Linton and Kay Galleries

New Paintings, A K Bellinger Gallery

2017 Across the Road and Around the Corner, Linton and Kay Galleries

2015 Conversations, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany WA

2003 Escape, Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park WA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Inspiration and Iterations, New England Regional Art Museum

Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

The Jury Art Prize

Great Southern Art Award, Albany WA

Women of the West: 2023, Linton and Kay Galleries

2022 False Machine, Jennings Kerr Gallery, Robertson NSW

Incognito Art Show, Sydney NSW

Interconnected, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale NSW

2021 Women of the West, Linton and Kay Galleries

Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

2020 Light and Shade, Linton and Kay Galleries

Joondalup Invitation Art Prize

2019 Water: Above and Below, Linton and Kay Galleries

Eutick Memorial Still Life Award

The Alternative Archive, MIX Artists, Albany

2018 Women of the West, Linton and Kay Galleries

2017 Women of Wildflowers, Linton and Kay Galleries

Hyper-Botanica, Gallerysmith, Melbourne VIC

Trophy, MIX Artists, PIAF Great Southern Festival, Albany

2016 Artist Open House Fremantle

City of Albany Art Prize

Square, MIX Artists Inc, PIAF Great Southern Festival, Albany

2015 Fleurt, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney

AWARDS

2023 Winner City of Albany Acquisitive Award, Great Southern Art Award

Finalist Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

Finalist The Jury Art Prize

Highly Commended York Botanic Art Prize

2021 Finalist Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize

2020 Finalist Joondalup Invitation Art Prize

2019 Popular Choice Award Great Southern Art Award

2018 Finalist Eutick Memorial Still Life Award

2016 Finalist City of Albany Art Prize

2015 Painting Prize Great Southern Art Award

2014 Highly Commended Great Southern Art Award

2003 Highly Commended Leonora Art Award

2002 Highly Commended City of Melville Art Awards

2001 Acrylic Painting Prize City of Melville Art Awards

Highly Commended City of Gosnells Art Awards

1998 Highly Commended Albany Art Prize

COLLECTIONS

Royal Perth Hospital Collection

City of Albany

City of Gosnells

Methodist Ladies College

Private Collections Australia and Overseas

REPRESENTATION

Linton and Kay Galleries, WA

A K Bellinger Gallery, NSW