Image: Tristan McKenzie
Samuel Chan (b.1990) is an artist living and working on Gadigal Country. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at the National Art School, Sydney (2021–24), and holds a Bachelor of Design from the University of New South Wales (2009–12). Chan was awarded the Dr Harold Schenberg Art Fellowship as the winner of Hatched 2025, the National Graduate Exhibition at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts. Solo exhibitions include Fog of War at firstdraft, Sydney. Selected group exhibitions include Queer Contemporary: Chaosophy at NAS Gallery, The Sculpture Show at Minerva/Mega, and Ghosts Are Always With Me at Redbase Gallery (2026). Further awards include the Mega Exhibition Award (2024), the Parkers Sydney Fine Art Drawing Award (2024), and the Dr John Vallance Prize for Sculpture (2023).