Sam Kissajukian

Sam has been working professionally as a stand-up comedian for 10 years. He's toured globally in the USA, UK, Europe and all around Australia.

 

Recently he's had a breakout year as a visual artist. Within 3 months of going public with his art he had numerous acquisitions by international collectors, received extensive media coverage about his art, exhibitions at 107 Projects and a solo exhibition in Perth for which 25 of his works were later acquired by City of Perth to display on LCD screens for the month of August. He recently put together a show detailing his journey into art called "300 Paintings in Lockdown" which was the Winner of "Best Comedy" and "Directors Choice Award" at the Sydney Fringe Festival 2022. This show was also nominated for 5 awards: Best Spoken Word, Hollywood Fringe Touring Award, NZ Fringe Touring Award, Melbourne Fringe Touring Award and Meraki Remount Award.

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In 2023, Sam toured the festivals Perth Fringe World and Adelaide Fringe. In Perth he won the festival weekly award for Comedy. "300 Paintings" received five star reviews from 3 publications. You can read these reviews below.

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“Comedy as an artistic statement of unlimited creative potential.” - Artshub, 2023

“So much more than comedy – it’s high art. The show deserves to be lauded far and wide.” - Glam Adelaide, 2023

“300 Paintings gave me everything I want in a Fringe show, I laughed, I was enlightened and caught some great art.” - Mindshare.org, 2023

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Sam has upcoming performances of "300 Paintings" and solo exhibitions at Maitland Regional Art Gallery and Brisbane Powerhouse.