Sam Burke is an award-winning multidiscplinary artist. She lives and works in Sydney.

Sam has exhibited and performed throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and the United States. She is currently undertaking a PhD at UNSW Art & Design and also holds a Masters in Contemporary Art from the VCA, and a Bachelor of Music from The University of Melbourne.

Sam has been a fellow of State Library Victoria and the British School at Rome and held residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada, SensiLab Monash University, and Bundanon Trust.

She originally hails from Mildura and was recently invited to Artlands at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, a think tank for regional arts policy hosted by Regional Arts Australia.

Sam is currently writing and directing Raised on Fertile Ground, an art documentary that looks at the groundbreaking Mildura Sculpture Triennials. She was a Leading Lights recipient at the AIDC and has also been a guest presenter and lecturer at Buxton Contemporary in Melbourne and University of Sydney.

Sam has received support for her work from numerous bodies, including the Ian Potter Foundation, Creative Victoria, Regional Arts Victoria, Regional Arts Australia, State Library Victoria, The University of Melbourne, UNSW, UniSA, RACV, MECCA, Apple Australia, the City of Melbourne and the City of Adelaide.

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