Sam Andrea, Anthroposcene, 2017, Oil on canvas, 200 x 300 cm
About
Sam Andrea is an Amsterdam-based artist whose work explores the animalistic essence of human nature, emphasizing the sexual and violent impulses inherent in modern society. His self-identified punk-baroque realism captures the absurdity of reality, drawing heavily from autobiographical experiences. Andrea engages with models and scenarios from his immediate surroundings, rooted in counterculture, anarchist squats, and queer nightlife.
In his latest series, Andrea shifts away from direct representation and the traditional colour palette, embracing a more liberated approach to the core themes that define his work. The vibrant greens, yellows, and reds he employs introduce a fresh direction in his artistic expression. These new paintings are more intuitive and dreamlike, allowing for a direct engagement with the medium that makes them resonate with an authenticity that surpasses even his most lifelike pieces.
Since his graduation from the Royal Academy Of Art in the Hague in 2018 Sam Andrea has had multiple solo exhibitions with gallery Vriend van Bavink, shown work at Big Art, Art Rotterdam, and museum MORE. Andrea has worked internationally and had exhibitions at Arden Asbaek gallery in Copenhagen and shown in Mexico City, Antwerpen and Austin Texas.
Artworks
Sam Andrea, De worsteling, 2023, 230 x 135 cm, olieverf op canvas
Artworks
Curriculum Vitae
Sam Andrea
Education
2018
Bachelor Fine Arts, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag
2018
Nominatie Piket kunstprijs, schilderkunst
Exhibitions (selected)
2025
Promise that you will sing about me, Gallery Vriend van Bavink, Amsterdam
Don Quichot - Elmer, This Art Fair, Amsterdam
2023
Fecund Ground, Gallery van Fenny Freytag, Amsterdam
2022
WANDERERS - solo exhibition, Gallery Vriend Van Bavink, Amsterdam
El bueno el malo y el feo, Amsterdam group show with Jan Hoek & Aukje Dekker, Torre Del Reloj, Mexico City
2021
Mind Your Absence, group show, Asbeak Gallery, Kopenhagen, Denmark
Art Rotterdam, with Gallery Vriend van Bavink, duo stand with Aldo van den Broek
Art Rotterdam, Prospects & Concepts
2020
Kinderen van de slacht - group show, De Steek, Amsterdam
Americana - group show, Galerie Fleur & Wouter
2019
Sam Andrea solo, Galerie Vriend van Bavink, locatie: voormalig Kunsthistorisch Instituut UvA
Go west - group show
Galerie Fleur & Wouter - group show
2018
This Art Fair, solo with Gallery Vriend van Bavink, Amsterdam
Sexy Violence, Sexyland, Lowlands
Black Line by Gianna Tomiyama, Bureau Degrade, Den Haag
Naked live action painting with Loeke Gerritsen, Classical Music Rave, Bijloke, Gent
The Living Museum live action painting, South by Southwest, Austin, Texas
Sexy Violence, Best of Sexy Land, Amsterdam
2017
Nokia’s Tag Line, MOOF, Den Haag
Halfway Where, Grey Space in the Middle, Den Haag
My collection: Barbara van Ittersum, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
Lab 111, Amsterdam
Sexy Violence, Last Night on Earth, de Besturing, Den Haag
Sexy Violence, SexyLand, Amsterdam
2016
Galerie Fleur & Wouter, Amsterdam
LFTFLD - group exhibition, under your skin, Amsterdam
De Zeven Zonden, Kriterion, Amsterdam
Sexy Violence, Mega Flikker, Amsterdam
2015
Lancering van satirisch tijdschrift ANUS group exhibition KYAS ART SALON, Amsterdam
Family Matters, Pulchri Studio, Den Haag
Horror Vacui, Jim Mooijekind, Den Haag
2014
The Living Museum, Gianna Tomiyama, Amsterdam
Live painting, Eddie the Eagle Museum, Time capsule, Amsterdam
Leidseplein Pop Up Show, Amsterdam
2013
Sam & Jimba Smaksteeg experience, Amsterdam
LFTFLD Art show, “GESPUIS” Slangenpand, Amsterdam
LFTFLD art show Carte Blanche, Amsterdam
Carlton Arms assisting Frans Franciscus, New York
2011
Art Attack group show, Plantage Dok, Amsterdam
Eddie the Eagle Museum, Mural, Amsterdam
2010
Art and Design - group show, Trouw, Amsterdam
Phoenix 13 - group show, Haarlem