Sam Falls (San Diego, 1984) lives and works in New York.

Sam Falls’ work occupies a rare space between photography, painting, and sculpture. Inspired by the natural world, he creates artworks that explore the materiality of colour and light. Using a wide range of materials and natural elements, Falls employs photographic techniques to create works that investigate the opposing ideas of abstraction and representation.

His work has been shown in solo exhibition in international public and private Institutions, including: Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, USA (2023), Mori Museum, Tokyo, JP (2022), Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, USA (2019); CAPRI, Dusseldorf, Germany (2019); Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy (2018); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA (2018); The Kitchen, New York, USA (2015); Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, USA (2015); Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, Italy (2015); Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK (2014); Public Art Fund, Brooklyn, New York, USA (2014); Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, California, USA (2014); LA><ART, Los Angeles, USA (2013).

He has also taken part in many group exhibitions in Institution such as: Simose Art Museum, Otake, Hiroshima, Japan (2025); Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany (2024); MUSE - Museo delle Scienze di Trento, Trento, Italy(2020); High Line, New York, USA (2019); Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2018); Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, USA (2018); CMOA - Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, USA (2017); Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (2016); Mona Bismarck American Center, Paris, France (2016); Mead Gallery, University of Warwick (2016) and Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburg, UK (2015); UB Art Gallery, University at Buffalo, New York, USA (2015); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA (2015); Museo MADRE, Naples, Italy (2014).

His work has been shown in Biennials and international group exhibitions such as: 21st Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2018); ICP Triennial, International Center of Photography, New York, USA (2013). 

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