Sami Cronk is a visual artist, illustrator, and designer based in NYC. She graduated from VCU Arts in 2014, and her work has been featured in various solo and group gallery exhibitions, private collections, and publications. Her sculptural paintings and art objects are an exploration of happier worlds than here— celebrating themes of homelife, Jewishness, innocence, and personal growth. Her designs attempt to create universally relatable cheer.
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CV:
b. 1992
Education
2014 BFA, Visual Communication Art and Design, VCUArts, Richmond, VA
Solo + 2 Person Exhibitions
2021 sam time tomorrow?, The Pink Gallery, Richmond, VA
2021 (An)other Day, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 At Home + Not At Home, Iwamotocho Studio, 3331 Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2019 For you (and me), Mezzanine @ Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
2018 How was your day today?, The Pink Gallery, Richmond, VA
Select Group Exhibitions
2021 Group Show, Shrine NYC, virtual exhibition
2020 Roses are Red, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
2020 34th Annual Collectors’ Night: On Fire, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2020 Hello There, Quirk Hotel Main Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2020 Making Arrangements, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2015 Elbow Room Collective Showcase, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2014 Frontier, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2013 Comm Arts Juried Group Show, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
Awards
2018 Slowdown Studio Art Comp Winner/Collaborating Artist
2013 Mallary Callan Scholarship for the Arts
Residencies
2019 AIR 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo
Murals/Installations
2020 Let it Snow/Laissez la neige /눈아 내려라!, BBGB, Richmond, VA
2019 Sleepy Dreamy Room 301, Quirk Hotel, Richmond, VA
2019 Peep Show, BBGB, Richmond, VA
2017 Tokura Farm, Okayama, Japan
2017 Happy Goat House, Tottori, Jap
