Sam Shennan
Illustrator
Sydney, Australia
+61 0431874758
www.samshennan.com
Sam I am, Sydney based and nearly finished my COFA Design degree. I create bizarre illustrations under the moniker UD3.
Working across illustration, street art and graphic design my work is bold and graphic featuring surreal concepts and typography. I'm Interested in how your brain just assembles the marks I make into familiar images in your own mind.
Why do it? Nobody else can draw what is in my head.
My other passion is travel, where I observe how people react to the world differently. Many of these experiences open up new perspectives in my work.
Working across illustration, street art and graphic design my work is bold and graphic featuring surreal concepts and typography. I'm Interested in how your brain just assembles the marks I make into familiar images in your own mind.
Why do it? Nobody else can draw what is in my head.
My other passion is travel, where I observe how people react to the world differently. Many of these experiences open up new perspectives in my work.
Work Experience
Spinks &Suns
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Digital Illustration, Brochure layout, Print collateral, Web banner, Animation, typography, custom lettering.
January 2013
- Present
Australia
The UD3
Art Director
Artist run clothing label. A hunger for the bold and bizarre, UD3 prints surreal and typographic graphics.
October 2011
- August 2013
Australia
Sirocco
Design Consultant
Consultations on furniture design for national wholesaler Sirocco. Installation and direct feedback gathering of furniture from clients on site. Work with Sirocco on manufacture and construction design details. Mostly for new items after initial prototypes have been sourced from manufacturers.
December 2007
- Present
Australia
Freelance
Freelance Illustrator
Working freelance jobs in graphic design, mural painting, illustration and art shows.
January 2010
- Present
Sydney, Australia
Education
COFA University Of New South Wales
Bachelor of Design
Four year design degree based on Massimo Vignelli's philosophy "If you can design one thing, you can design everything". Majoring in Graphics/Communication and Environments/Spatial Design, including object design.
March 2009
- July 2013
Australia
Languages
German (Beginner),
English (Native),
Awards
University Of New South Wales
Student Diary Cover Design 2012
2011
Arc University Of New South Wales
Arc Kudos Award Finalist
2011
Skills
Character,
Conceptual Development,
Divergent Thinking,
Drawing,
Good Humoured,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Manga Studio,
OSX,
Pen And Ink,
Photo Retouching,
Photoshop,
Poster,
Psychedelic,
Social,
Surrealism,
Web,
Exhibitions
2014 Love Moments - Art Moment Gallery, Sydney
2013 Sam Shennan Has Inky Fingers - Solo show - Black Penny, Sydney.
2013 Mixed Works - On All Fours - Newtown Hub Gallery, Sydney.
2013 '5 Senses' - Three Saints, Sydney.
2013 Mixed Works - Work-Shop, Sydney.
2013 Live Packaging Design - 'Snake lady' - Salt Meats Cheese, Sydney.
2013 Mixed works - Bold & Beautiful - Project8, Sydney.
2013 'Merking skate show' - Art in Motion - M2 Gallery, Sydney.
2013 Live art performance - Motivo - Newtown Hotel, Sydney.
2013 Mixed live works - Tokyo Twerk Launch Media Night - The Backroom, Sydney.
2013 'Don't worry, be courageous' - Youth Arts Mini-fest, Pine St Gallery, Sydney.
2013 'Kiss Me', 'Escargot scares me', 'Clean Green Submarine' - Protohub Gallery, Sydney.
2013 'Escargot scares me' -After the Mayans, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2012 'Give & Get' - COFA Annual 2012, Roundhouse, Sydney.
2012 'Remnants' - Beijing Design Week 2012, 798 Art District Beijing, China.
2012 'Escargot scares me' - digital, BrainART Awards 2012, Verge Gallery, Sydney.
2011 'Pearl of the Disorient' - COFA Mashed, Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney.
2011 'Disoriental City' - Arc Kudos Award, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2011 'Disorientalism' - Rare Earth, Bridge 8, Shanghai, China.
2010 'Livre Light' - Enlightenment, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2013 Sam Shennan Has Inky Fingers - Solo show - Black Penny, Sydney.
2013 Mixed Works - On All Fours - Newtown Hub Gallery, Sydney.
2013 '5 Senses' - Three Saints, Sydney.
2013 Mixed Works - Work-Shop, Sydney.
2013 Live Packaging Design - 'Snake lady' - Salt Meats Cheese, Sydney.
2013 Mixed works - Bold & Beautiful - Project8, Sydney.
2013 'Merking skate show' - Art in Motion - M2 Gallery, Sydney.
2013 Live art performance - Motivo - Newtown Hotel, Sydney.
2013 Mixed live works - Tokyo Twerk Launch Media Night - The Backroom, Sydney.
2013 'Don't worry, be courageous' - Youth Arts Mini-fest, Pine St Gallery, Sydney.
2013 'Kiss Me', 'Escargot scares me', 'Clean Green Submarine' - Protohub Gallery, Sydney.
2013 'Escargot scares me' -After the Mayans, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2012 'Give & Get' - COFA Annual 2012, Roundhouse, Sydney.
2012 'Remnants' - Beijing Design Week 2012, 798 Art District Beijing, China.
2012 'Escargot scares me' - digital, BrainART Awards 2012, Verge Gallery, Sydney.
2011 'Pearl of the Disorient' - COFA Mashed, Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney.
2011 'Disoriental City' - Arc Kudos Award, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2011 'Disorientalism' - Rare Earth, Bridge 8, Shanghai, China.
2010 'Livre Light' - Enlightenment, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.