Sam Guzzie
B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Solo Exhibitions
August 2023 ‘The Biblio Collection’, Biblio, Charlotte, NC
September 2019 ‘Private’, The Artisan’s Palate, Charlotte, NC
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Group Exhibitions
March-May 2023 Installation, 'Picasso Landscapes Out of Bounds,' Mint Museum Randolph, Charlotte, NC
December 2022 'Hunnid Dollar Art Fair,' BLKMRKT, Camp North End, Charlotte, NC
August 2022 'Safe Space,' OBRA Gallery, Charlotte, NC
November 2021- January 2022 Installation, ‘It Takes A Village, Labyrinth’ Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC
November 2021 ‘Field Notes’, Collaborative Exhibit x Hannah Fairweather, The Artisan’s Palate, Charlotte, NC
July-September 12, 2021 ‘It Takes A Village,’ Mint Museum Randolph, Charlotte, NC
September-November 2020 Featured Artist, Counter, Charlotte, NC
September 2020 Kama, STC, Charlotte, NC
March 2020 Fee-Fi-Fo-Fems, Resident Culture, Charlotte, NC
December 2019 BLKMRKT Showcase, BLKMRKT, Camp North End, Charlotte, NC
October 2019 The Hole in The Wall, Talking Walls Pop-up, Charlotte, NC
October 2018 Featured Artist, First Friday Gallery Crawl, Magnolia Emporium, Charlotte, NC
October 2017 Featured Artist, First Friday Gallery Crawl, Magnolia Emporium, Charlotte, NC
April 2017 Hart Witzen Gallery, Spring Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
February 2016 First Friday Gallery Crawl, Magnolia Emporium, Charlotte, NC
February 2015 The Salon, Philadelphia, PA
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Professional Appointments
2017-2023 Founder & Program Director, Brand the Moth, 501c3 Non-Profit, Charlotte, NC
2019-April 2021 Chairman of the Board, Talking Walls Mural Festival, Charlotte, NC
2016-2018 Advisory Panel, The Gold District Board of Directors, Community Mural Arts Initiative, Charlotte, NC
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Related Experience
April 2022 Public Commission, ‘Where Inspiration and Strength Bloom,’ Collaborative Mural, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC
Nov 2021-January 2022 Art Director, ‘It Takes A Village: Labyrinth,’ Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC
February 2021 Art Director, ‘Lift Every Voice’ Exhibition, Harvey B. Gantt Center, Charlotte
2020 Chairman of the Board, Festival Coordinator, Talking Walls WKND, Charlotte, NC
September 2020 Program Director, UNTITLED Street Residency, An Experimental Residency Program, Charlotte, NC
August-October 2020 Program Director, META Mural Residency, Charlotte, NC
June 2020 Art Director, Black Lives Matter Mural, Uptown Charlotte, NC
2019 Chairman of the Board, Festival Coordinator, Talking Walls Mural Festival, Charlotte
August-October 2019 Program Director, META Mural Residency, Charlotte, NC
August 2019 Project Coordinator, Community Mural, Druid Hills Elementary, Charlotte, NC
June 2019 Project Coordinator, Community Mural, Project 658, Charlotte, NC
May 2019 Co-Curator & Project Coordinator, Talking Walls Murals & Activation, Charlotte Shout! Uptown, Charlotte, NC
2018 Founding Special Events Coordinator, Talking Walls Mural Festival, Charlotte, NC
August 2018 Lead Artist & Project Coordinator, Oakdale Elementary School Murals, Charlotte, NC
June 2018 Co-Event Curator, The Impressionist’s Palate- Art in the Garden, McGill Rose Garden, Charlotte, NC
May-June 2018 Project Coordinator, 16th and Tryon Street Mural Phase II, North End, Charlotte, NC
April 2018 Project Coordinator, McGill Rose Garden Community Murals, Charlotte, NC
November 2017 Panelist, Drinks & Thinks ‘The Future of Art in Charlotte’, Evening Muse, Noda, Charlotte, NC
October 2017 Project Coordinator, Rivafinoli Passage, Gold District, Charlotte, NC
August 2017 Co-Event Curator, An Evening in Spain, Coffey and Thompson Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
August 2017 Project Coordinator, 16th & Tryon Street Mural, North End, Charlotte, NC
July 2017 Project Coordinator, Solstice Tavern Mural, Noda, Charlotte, NC
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Awards, Grants and Residencies
May 2024 Charlotte is Creative, Hug Micro Grant Recipient, Charlotte, NC
August 2022-August 2023 Artist-in-Residence, Biblio, Octave Galleries, Charlotte, NC
2022 Creative Renewal Fellowship, Semi-Finalist, Arts and Science Council, Charlotte, NC
2022 QC Nerve Best of Charlotte 2022, Best New Public Art, Charlotte, NC
2020 Knight Foundation Grant Recipient, UNTITLED Street Residency, Charlotte, NC
2019 Class of SEED20 2019 Finalist, Coaches Award Recipient, Charlotte, NC
2019 QC Nerve Best of Charlotte 2019, Best Personal Instagram, Charlotte, NC
2018 Elevate Lifestyle Magazine, Best Public Art Award 2018, Charlotte, NC
2017 South End Creative Lab Grant Winner, Charlotte, NC
Publications
July 2022 Charlotte Observer, ‘Death of a Profession'
October 2021 QC Exclusive, 'A Blank Slate'
August 2020 Charlotte Observer, 'Charlotte Nonprofit Inspires Conversations, One Mural At A Time'
September 2019 QC Nerve, 'Sam Guzzie Fosters Street Art Scene with Brand the Moth'
August 2017 Noda News, Cover Story, ‘Solstice Shines Again’
February 2017 Winter Edition, Charlotte Living Magazine, Local Palette pg. 55, “The Wanderer” oil on canvas
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Education and Certification
Death Doula Certification, 33-training hours, International End-of-Life Doula Association
BA Studio Art, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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