Sam Graf

Born 1984 in Bern, Switzerland
Lives and works in Olten and New York


Education

2009 Bern University of the Arts, MA Contemporary Arts Practice
2006 École nationale Superieure des arts Décoratifs, Paris
2004 University of Applied Sciences, Media-Arts Institute, Aarau, Switzerland

Selected Exhibitions

2010 "Lapses / Moments", Van Horbourg, Basel, Switzerland (Solo Show)
2010 "Kunst am Wasser", Bern, Switzerland (Group Show)
2010 "Wunderland", Rue, Switzerland (Group Show)
2010 "You Are", Kunstraum Aarau, Switzerland (Solo Show)
2009 “Aeschlimann-Corti-Stipendium”, Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland (Group Show)
2009 “GROK Institute”, London, UK (Group Show)
2008 “U30 VI”, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Switzerland (Group Show)
2008 “Swiss Awards”, ART Basel, Switzerland (Group Show)
2008 “Aeschlimann-Corti-Stipendium”, Centre Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland (Group Show)
2008 “As Time Goes Byte”, Museum für Kommunikation, Bern, Switzerland (Group Show)
2007 “Shift Festival”, Basel, Switzerland (Group Show)
2007 “Moving Time”, Valiart Kulturraum, Bern, Switzerland (Solo Show)
2003 “Suchbewegung im Unbekannten Raum”, Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland (Group Show)

Grants and Awards

2009 Sitemapping Grant, Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK), Switzerland
2008 Kiefer Hablitzel Grant, Switzerland
2007 Valiart Price, Bern, Switzerland

Selected Body Parts (in no particular order)

Arms, Eyes, Eyebrows, Belly, Legs, Thumbs, Elbows, Fists, Fingers, Feet, Ankles, Buttocks, Hair, Neck, Hands, Wrists, Hips, Chin, Knees, Head, Lips, Mouth, Nose, Nostril, Upper Arms, Thigh, Ears, Bottom, Back, Underarms, Forearms, Lower Legs, Shoulders, Forehead, Waist, Calves, Cheeks, Eyelashes, Teeth, Toes, Tongue.


“Why, if there is no dust, are you always taking baths?” "Just a dip. No why.”