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Tom Samek - Curriculum Vitae (January 2005) Painter, sculptor, printmaker, mural artist, theatre set designer and film animator. |
| History |
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Born
Prague, Czech Republic,
11 March 1950.
Left the Czech Republic for Germany and Switzland in 1969. Lived in
Austria in 1970 before coming to Australia in 1971. Returned to Bregenz,
Austria in 1972 and studied printmaking techniques with Eric Smodic,
returned to Tasmania in 1973. Lives and works in Hobart, Tasmania.
Extensive exhibition history in Tasmania and around Australia, since 1971. International exhibitions in USA, Switzland, Czech Republic, Japan and Singapore. |
| Major commissions include |
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The foyer of the Federation Concert Hall ‘Meditation’ - (bronze sculpture, foyer of the Hobart Business Centre) Theatre set designs, community and private murals, book illustrations, magazine and CD covers, children’s playgrounds, tapestry collaborations and sculpture. |
| Collections include |
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Australia National Gallery South Australian Art Gallery Auckland City Gallery Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Australia Council Artbank Devonport City Art Gallery Corporate and private collections. |
| Selected Bibliography |
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ABC documentary film “Tom Samek Artist”,
Hobart, 1977 |
| go to | Tom's page |