SAM LEITCH, Painter and Printmaker

I have always been fascinated with what makes a piece of art. The connection between the viewer, the artist and the piece is a relationship which dominates my ever evolving art practice. I use colour and scale to illustrate what is topical in my own world. I am interested in taking the viewer on a trip within the art. Bringing icons, ideas brought from everyday life onto the canvas then placing them within a surreal location underlies my work. From bottles of wine to bulldogs, birds and people, I explore the world with optimism raising unanswerable questions that keep the viewer both satisfied and interested.


Born in Henderson in 1989.

Based out of Auckland, New Zealand.

Bachelor of visual arts majoring in painting, Auckland University of technology, Auckland, New Zealand 2009.

Exhibitions

'Tui' - The Poi Room. May 23 - June 2013. Auckland, New Zealand. sold out

'Highway to the Skyway' - Tyler street. February 20 - 22 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. sold out

'Under the Archway' - Allpress gallery. September 24 - October 3 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. sold out

'They keep stealing all the oranges' - Allpress gallery April 11 - 18 2016, Auckland, New Zealand.

'Tui at my window' - The Poi Room. October 6 - 22nd 2017, Auckland, New Zealand. ARTWEEK

‘Contempo’ - Kab gallery. August 11 - 19th 2017, Sydney, Australia.

'A show in print'- Artrite screen printing August 18th 2020, Onehunga, New Zealand

‘Circular motion’ - Sam leitch and jamie adamson - Muse gallery july 11 - August 7th 2021, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

‘Welcome to the wall’ - Soul gallery May 13th-May 31st 2023, Hamilton, New Zealand.

‘Les6’ - Turua gallery June 11th-June 14th 2023, Auckland, New Zealand.

‘Lock, stock and barrel’ - Turua gallery August 4-22nd 2023, Auckland, New Zealand.

‘Contemporary Creations of Colour’ - Turua gallery August 23-September 4th 2024, Auckland, New Zealand.

'A Shared Table 2024' (guest artist) - Ambush gallery November 8-10 Nov 2024, Sydney, Australia.

Art Fairs

‘Art in the park’ - Eden Park September 7-11th, 2022 Auckland, New Zealand

‘Art in the Park’ - Eden Park September 7-11th 2023, Auckland, New Zealand

‘Art in the Park’ - Eden Park September 19-22nd 2024, Auckland, New Zealand

'The Other Art Fair’ - October 3-6th, 2024, White Bay Cruise Terminal, Sydney, Australia

Art Edit-Tranquility rules issue #40 pg.30, 2024

Home Magazine 'In two minds' Issue #513 pg.160 September, 2024

Primary Health and Wellbeing directory NZ. Cover image. 17th edition pg. 8-9 2023

Remix magazine -The unity issue. A conversation on art. issue #106 pg.71 2020

Remix magazine - ‘Does size really matter? A starters guide to investing in art’ Culture. Kate Milliken April 26th 2019

The Denizen - Art Appreciation Club. Sam Leitch - ‘The new breed’ October 9th 2017

The Denizen - ‘The next generation-With a proliferation of young artists on the rise, we introduce those worthy of your investigation’. Culture. pg 65. June 23rd 2016

The Denizen - ‘The next generation-With a proliferation of young artists on the rise, we introduce those worthy of your investigation’. Culture. pg 65. June 23rd 2016

The Denizen - ‘They keep stealing all the oranges’ Madeline Saxton-Beer. April 5th 2016

Allpress magazine -Sam Leitch review at the Allpress studio. Elizabeth Brookbanks. April 1st, 2016

Viva- 'One to watch- Get your culture fix this weekend at an exhibition by emerging artist Sam Leitch. February 15th 2015

The New Zealand Herald-National egg hunt to raise funds for sick kids. NewsA9. February 20th 2015