Sam Van Aken
Sam Van Aken
Biography
Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Sam Van Aken received his undergraduate education in communication theory and art. Immediately following his studies he lived and worked in Poland under the auspices of the Andy Warhol Foundation and the United States Information Agency. Van Aken received his MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001. As his work has continued to reach beyond traditional gallery and museum settings to take place in public/lived spaces his projects have been sited and staged throughout the United States and Europe, receiving numerous honors including a Joan Mitchell Award, International Association of Art Critics Award, and a 2009 Creative Capital grant. He is currently Graduate Program Coordinator for the School of Art at Syracuse University.
Select Press
The Charlotte Observer Group Show Sam Van Aken’s “The Open Orchard” at McColl Center for Art + Innovation
The Observer-Dispatch Group Show A Tree Grows in Utica - with 40 Different Fruits
The Smithsonian Group Show A Tree Grows 40 Different Types of Fruit
Huffington Post Group Show Tree Grows 40 Different Types Of Fruit, Probably From The Future
Exhibitions
Feb 13 – Mar 20, 2015 Group Show Wave & Particle
Jun 24 – Jul 28, 2011 Group Show Taking Shape
Mar 02 – Mar 04, 2011 Sam Van Aken The Armory Show: New Edens
Jan 07 – Feb 04, 2011 Group Show EN-GARDE ii: omg
Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. The gallery is located in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and exhibits performance, photography, new media, film, painting, drawing and sculpture.
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