Sam Austen, born in 1986, London gained his BA Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art & Design (2009). Is studying towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, Royal Academy Schools, London (2014-2017). Recent shows include Such Animals, Paradise Row, London (2014), A Cool Drink to Cheek, Plaza Plaza, London (2014), The Instability of the Image, Paradise Row, London (2013), V22 Collection Show, V22, London (2013), You Aren’t Anything, You Are Everything, The Duchy, Glasgow (2012), TVOD, Transition Gallery, London (2011), Angry Film, The Sunday Painter, London (2010). In 2009 Sam Austen was awarded the ACME Studio Prize Chelsea.