Samuel Hoskins

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Samuel Hoskins

Aged 20

The Florence Academy of Art

Instructor(s): Daniela Astone, Maureen Hyde, Nicholas Chaundy, Toby Neve, Tanvi Pathare, Ola Alaa El-Din

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  • Artworks

Grisaille Cast II

Oil on Linen

23 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins (60 x 40 cms)

Portrait of a Restorer

Charcoal and White Chalk on Toned Paper

21 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins (55 x 65 cms)

Portrait of a Broken Heart

Charcoal and White Chalk on Toned Paper

29 1/2 x 19 1/2 ins (75 x 50 cms)

1 Week Charcoal Figure Drawing

Charcoal and White Chalk on Toned Paper

35 1/4 x 17 1/2 ins (90 x 45 cms)

Self Portrait in the Primordial Forest

Graphite and White Chalk on Toned Paper

12 x 9 ins (30.48 x 22.86 cms)

The Six Month Figure Drawing

Charcoal

35 1/4 x 17 1/2 ins (90 x 45 cms)

 

I believe that The Florence Academy of Art is a neutral environment that is helping me develop several tools for achieving competency and clarity when working from life. The Academy teaches how to "listen" to what you are seeing in order to capture the true essence. I believe that it is crucial to quiet your own voice and listen to what you are experiencing and feeling. True listening is the key to understanding and good paintings offer a truth that is often indescribable with words alone.

 

To me, a truly powerful painting is a dither that exists between the unconscious and rational thought. It is true and speaks to the human spirit, but exists in a raw and untampered form that is often not yet completely comprehended by the consciousness. It cannot be described entirely in words, writing, or any other form of rationality that is too often seen as the only reality.

 

I find psychology, philosophy, and mythology always on my mind and all the mysteries that it holds. Upon graduating from The Florence Academy of Art, I would like to dive deep into applying the methods of listening that I have learned and integrate them into my own microcosm. I believe that being in tune with what is bubbling up from my unconsciousness through dreams, passions, ideas, and introspection is a key to bring forth and further develop the universal and deeply human narrative that has been manifested through art for millennia.

 

I would like to continue studying under a master painter who holds this same belief. Continuing to hone the technical side of the craft, I also want to explore how far the boundaries can be pushed. My goal is to be a storyteller- using paint as my medium.

Curriculum vitae

ARC Scholarship 2021

Samuel Hoskins




EDUCATION  

*2021-2022* Prospective

     The Florence Academy of Art Advanced Painting Program 

2021

     The Florence Academy of Art Intermediate Program

2019-2020

     The Florence Academy of Art Drawing Intensive Program       

2018          

     The Florence Academy of Art Summer - FAA, Florence, Italy

2016​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ 

     ​​ ​Masters​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​Clackamas​ ​College​ ​Studies-​ ​MSOA,​ ​Clackamas​ ​OR

​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Salem​ ​Art​ ​Association​ ​High​ ​School​ ​Mentorship​ ​Program-​ ​SAA,​ ​Salem​ ​OR

2014​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ 

​​ ​​ ​​ ​   Masters​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​Clackamas​ ​Foundational​ ​Studies



EXHIBITION​ ​WORK

2021 

     Group Showcase, Salem on the Edge Gallery, Salem Oregon

2020

     Erotica Group Exhibition, Salem on the Edge Gallery, Salem Oregon

2019        

      Salem Art Fair Emerging Artist Booth, Salem OR

2018         

      Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Key State Gallery, Corvallis OR

      Salem Art Association Young Artists Showcase, Salem OR

2017​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​

      ​The​ ​Art​ ​of​ ​Film,​ ​Ten​ ​Oaks​ ​Gallery,​ ​Mcminnville​ ​OR  

     ​​ ​Play,​ ​Salem​ ​Art​ ​Association​ ​open​ ​exhibition,​ ​Salem​ ​OR

    ​​ ​​ ​Scholastic​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Writing​ ​Awards​ ​Gold​ ​Key​ ​State​ ​Gallery,​ ​Salem​ ​OR

      ​​Salem​ ​Art​ ​Association​ ​Group​ ​Exhibition, ​​ ​Salem,​ ​OR

2016​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ 

   ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Artist​ ​at​ ​Portland​ ​Comic​ ​Con,​ ​Portland​ ​OR

    ​​ ​​ ​Purdue​ ​National​ ​Art​ ​Competition​ ​Winners​ ​Gallery,​ ​West​ ​Lafayette,​ ​IN

    ​​ ​​ ​Scholastic​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Writing​ ​Awards​ ​Gold​ ​Key​ ​Gallery,​ ​Corvallis​ ​OR

2015​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ 

     ​​ ​Masters​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​Fall​ ​Gallery,​ ​Clackamas​ ​OR

 

COMMISSIONS

2018      

       Drexel University Exel Magazine full page spread, Philadelphia

https://exelmagazine.org/article/alone-in-the-dark/

2017       

       Blanchet Catholic Christmas Card, Salem OR

   ​​ ​​ ​​  ​​​Augustus​ ​the​ ​Anteater,​ ​Two​ ​Part​ ​Children’s​ ​Book,​​ T. ​Kephart, ​Salem​ ​OR

2016​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​

       Large​ ​Family​ ​Portrait​ ​in​ ​Graphite,​ ​18”x24”​ ​Graphite​ ​Drawing,​ ​Amity​ ​OR



TEACHING

2017​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ 

     ​​ ​​ ​Volunteer​ ​teacher​, ​The​ ​Art​ ​Abbey​ ​Drawing​ ​Basics​ ​

     ​​ ​​ ​Painting​ ​and​ ​Color​ ​Pencil​ ​teacher​ ​for​ ​Masters​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​Salem​ ​June  ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​

2016​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​

      ​Volunteered​ ​teacher​ ​for​ ​Masters​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​Clackamas​ ​August​ ​Camp

   ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Volunteered​ ​teacher​ ​for​ ​Masters​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​Salem​ ​June​ ​Camp



SCHOLARSHIPS,​ ​AWARDS,​ ​AND​ ​GRANT

2021

     The Florence Academy of Art Returning Student Work-Study Scholarship

2020

     The Florence Academy of Art Returning Student Work-Study Scholarship

2019      

     Salem Art Fair Emerging Artist Recipient 

     Palette Project Winner under Daniel Keys at the Scottsdale Artists School

2018        

     Blanchet $500 scholarship recipient

     Scholastic Art and Writing National Silver Medal Winner

     Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key Winner (for two different pieces)

2017​ ​​ ​​ ​​ 

​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Scholastic​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Writing​ ​Gold​ ​Key​ ​Winner​ ​(for​ ​four​ ​different​ ​pieces)

   ​​ ​​ ​​ ​The​ ​Illinois​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Arts​ ​International​ ​Art​ ​Competition​ ​2nd​ ​Place

2016​ ​​ ​​ 

​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Purdue​ ​National​ ​High​ ​school​ ​Art​ ​Contest​ ​First​ ​Place​ ​Winner

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Blanchet​ ​Recipient​ ​of​ ​$500​ ​Grant​ ​toward​ ​Classes

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ ​​ ​​ ​Scholastic​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Writing​ ​Gold​ ​Key​ ​Winner​ ​(one​ ​piece)




ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Jim Richards- jimrichards@jimrichardsstudio.com

 Oil Painting Mentor from when I was 14-17.



Mary Heintzman- maryheintzman@blanchetcatholicschool.com 

Art Mentor during high school who advised entering competitions and logistics of being an artist.



Daniel Keys-  danieljkeys.com

Mentor and instructor