Sam Guzzie
B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Solo Exhibits
August 2023 ‘Biblio Collection’, Artist-in-Residence, Octave Galleries, Charlotte, NC
September 2019 ‘Private’, The Artisan’s Palate, Charlotte, NC
Group Exhibitions
June-September 2025 ‘Fantastical Resistance,’ The Arts Factory, Charlotte, NC
June-August 2025 ‘Piedmont,’ Counter, Charlotte, NC
December 2022-February 2023 ‘Time’, Counter, Charlotte, NC
March-May 2023 Installation, ‘Picasso Landscapes Out of Bounds,’ Mint Museum Randolph, 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 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, Camp North End, Charlotte, NC
October 2019 The Hole in The Wall, Talking Walls Pop-up, Charlotte, NC
October 2018 Artist Showcase, Magnolia Emporium Gallery, Charlotte, NC
October 2017 Artist Showcase, Magnolia Emporium Gallery, Charlotte, NC
April 2017 Spring Showcase, Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC
February 2016 Artist Showcase, Magnolia Emporium Gallery, 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
July 2024 Installation Assistant, ‘The Moment Before Awakening,’ Secret Dreams Music Festival, Legends Valley, OH
April 2022 Public Commission, ‘Where Inspiration and Strength Bloom,’ Duke Energy, Uptown, Charlotte, NC
Nov 2021-January 2022 Installation Director, ‘It Takes A Village: Labyrinth,’ Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC
August-October 2021 Program Director, META Mural Residency, Charlotte, NC
February 2021 Installation 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 Founding 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 Project Coordinator, Talking Walls Murals & Activation, Charlotte Shout! 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 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 Lead Artist & 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 Event Curator, An Evening in Spain, Coffey and Thompson Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
August 2017 Co-Artist & Project Coordinator, 16th & Tryon Street Mural, North End, Charlotte, NC
July 2017 Project Coordinator, Solstice Tavern Mural, Noda, Charlotte, NC
​Awards, Grants and Residencies
May 2024 Hug Micro Grant Recipient, Charlotte is Creative, Charlotte, NC
2023 Artist-in-Residence, 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 Project Grant, 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
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