Sam Gimbel
1962: Born New York City
1971: Moved to Los Angeles
1980/1984: Otis Parsons School of Art, studied with Lita Albuquerque, Bettye Saar, and Emerson Wolfer. BFA in painting and photography.
1984: Summer in Italy, assisting art director, Guido Josia, on the film Aurora, starring Sophia Loren.
1984/1989: Living/working in Los Angeles.
1985: First gallery exhibition, Jill Youngblood Gallery, Los Angeles
1989/1997: Living/working in Ahualoa, Hawaii
1997/1999: Living/working in Waimea, Hawaii
1999/2009: Living/working in Ashland Oregon
2009/present: Living/working in Kungsbacka, Sweden
Artist Statement:
“I’ve been working for many years on creating my own visual language in form and color to allow me to tell stories. My goal is not so different from ancient and indigenous artists. The visual representations stem from my personal, social, and political beliefs. I consider myself a visual memoirist, retelling in shapes and in lines that are not typical or straight, what I have heard and seen.”
Important Solo and Group Exhibitions:
2021/2019/2018/2017: Group exhibitions at Spaziocima Gallery, Rome
2014: Solo exhibition, Gallery Art Veritas, Onsala, Sweden
2013/2012/2011/2010: Galerie Scandinavia, Goteborg, Sweden
2008/2007/2006: Multiple solo and group exhibitions at GG Gallery, Ashland, Oregon
2004/2003/2002/2000: Multiple group exhibitions, Sylvia White Gallery, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York
2001/2000: Group exhibitions, Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland, Oregon
1999: Group exhibition, Parag Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999: Solo exhibition, Merrimans Gallery, Waimea, Hawaii
1998/1995: Solo exhibitions, Mauna Lani Gallery, Kohala, Hawaii
1997: Hawaii Invitational Exhibition, Hilo, Hawaii, Gold Award
1997: Group exhibition, Pierre Le Franc Gallerie. Paris
1997/1996/1995: Group exhibitions, Rogal Gallery, New York
1996: Group exhibition, Hoff Gallery, Amsterdam
1995: Hawaii Invitational Exhibition, Hilo, Hawaii, Gold Award – Best in Show
1995/1990/1989: Group exhibitions, Jill Youngblood Gallery, Los Angeles
1994: Group exhibition, LA ART, New York
1988: Emerging Artists exhibition, LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
