Art

Sam Giberson is an artist whose work combines painting and woodworking to create objects that imply layers of history and an otherworldly narrative. He draws inspiration from textures, patterns, and colors of the natural and man-made structures found throughout Maine's weathered seacoast.

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B.1978, Portsmouth, NH
Lives + works in Rockland, ME

Group Exhibitions

2024

  • ArtPM 15, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, Maine
  • Next Gen, Cove Street Arts, Portland, Maine
  • the House support itself, Lights Out Gallery (pop-up at Fort Hall Gallery), Brunswick, Maine

2023

  • Unbound, 82 Parris, Portland, Maine
  • Little Sparks, Lights Out Gallery, Norway, Maine
  • Housewarming, 82 Parris, Portland, Maine
  • ArtPM 14, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, Maine
  • Laundry Day, The Final Spin, New Systems Exhibitions, Portland, Maine

2022

  • ArtPM 13, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, Maine

Publication Features

2024 - Art review: Brunswick show explores how art connects creative couples, Portland Press Herald

2021 - Reader Gallery, Fine Woodworking (August)

Experience

2019 - Woodworking Session, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Education

2000 - BS, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

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