Sam Bloor is a visual artist from Perth, WA. He is interested in using the democratic nature of language to connect with audiences and reflect contemporary life. His work often moves between the small and personal scale (tattoos, mirrored objects), to the public and large scale (billboards, installations). He inverts the messaging of these scales to achieve public moments of intimacy and private reflections on the collective nature of society.
Sam has exhibited in a number of group and solo shows both nationally and internationally including: Totem In Tribute (2016) in Edinburgh, UK; the Fremantle Biennale (2019/23); Rotterdam Photo Festival (2019), NL. He was commissioned to produce a major public work as part of the 2022 Perth Festival. Sam has won multiple awards, including the Fremantle Print Award (2019), the Rockingham Art Award (2024), and the Joondalup invitation art prize (2025) and his work has been acquired by private, public and institutional collections including the Art Gallery of Western Australia
Sam Bloor Artist portrait 2024 | Credit - Done well done
Sam Bloor | Caption painting (1) 2022 | Sign painters enamel on linen, 110cm x 110cm
Sam Bloor | The birth and death of a mountain,2019 | Woven rug, 177cm x 137cm
Sam Bloor | The Bus, 2024| Enamel on canvas, 150cm x 110cm
Sam Bloor | Cosmic Horror, 2023 | Digital billboard, Gold Coast QLD
Sam Bloor | That sinking feeling | Mural, Digital UV print on mirror, soft floor tile, Site specific install at Fremantle art centre, commissioned by Perth festival 2022
Sam Bloor | Statues 2024 | enamel and house paint on cardboard, 76 x 67cm |
Sam Bloor | Mirror for an art fair, 2025 | Vinyl on mirror in stained oak frame | 30 x 23 cm |
Sam Bloor | Happiness Machine, 2024 | vinyl on disused billboard |
Sam Bloor | That sinking feeling | vinyl on ferris wheel, 2022, Site specific install at Fremantle art centre, commissioned by Perth festival 2022
Sam Bloor | That sinking feeling | vinyl on ferris wheel, 2022, Site specific install at Fremantle art centre, commissioned by Perth festival 2022