Dev Samol (Devid Samol), born in 2002 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, currently lives and works in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia.
Samol’s drawing and painting practise blends memories and symbolism from their upbringing in Cambodia with current experiences and surroundings, blurring past and present. Figurative compositions drawn from life are inter-spliced with autobiographical narrative features, bringing traumatic and complex experiences and relationships to the surface.
Education & Training:
2019-2021 Diploma of Visual & Communication Design, Royal University of Fines Art, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Solo Exhibition
2026 “ What Does The Body Do In The Blue? ”, House Conspiracy, Brisbane, Australia
Residencies
2026 House Conspiracy, Brisbane, Australia ( Mar-Apr)
Exhibition History
2026 Analog ( Fundraising Exhibition ), Scrap Hauss, Brisbane, Australia
2026 Small Work Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2025-2026 Small Works Spring/Summer, Field Trip Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2025 TENFOLD, Side Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2025 Welcome To The Void, The Void Collective, Brisbane, Australia
2025 Small Works Autumn/Winter, Field Trip Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2025 Astray ( Fundraising Exhibition ), The Station, Brisbane, Australia
2019 Hatch Out The Box, H-box Collective, Phnom Penh Cambodia