Sam Hopkins is an emerging Western Australian artist and sculptor. Growing up on a vast property in the Perth Hills, surrounded by a seemlingly endless nature reserve, kindled his love for the natural world. It was the catalyst for an ever-growing fascination with material and form.

Finding inspiration from human behaviour, nature, world travel and experimenting with materials & tools in new ways, Hopkins takes commonplace materials and teases out shapes and narratives, peeling back layers to reveal hidden meanings and perspectives. A process that requires both heavy machinery and careful handwork merges man and machine.

Working alongside and mentored by senior sculptor Johannes Pannekoek has enabled Hopkins to develop his own works and on a grander scale. Hopkins has received multiple awards, including the WA Sculpture Scholarship at Sculpture By The Sea Cottesloe 2020 and has exhibited across Australia.
Exhibitions include Sculpture By the Sea Bondi & Cottesloe, Sculpture for Clyde and Sculpture at Bathers. His work is showcased in private and public collections, including Brookfield Properties Perth, Yarra Valley VIC, NSW & Hale School WA.

Contact

For questions, enquiries or to say hello.
Send me an email: Contact@samhopkins.com.au
Or give me a call: 0402 704 606

Collections / Public Art Commissions

Exhibitions

  • 2024, 2021 & 2020- Sculpture By The Sea, Cottesloe WA
  • 2023 & 2019 - Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW
  • 2023 'Between The Eyes & The Heart’ Lost Eden Galleries, Dwellingup, WA
  • 2023 - Selected Exhibition: ’Dispersion’ ZigZag Gallery, Kalamunda, WA
  • 2023 - ’Castledine & Company’ Lost Eden Galleries, Dwellingup, WA
  • 2021 - ‘Sam Hopkins Selected Works’ Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay, NSW
  • 2021 - 'Untitled 2021’ Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay, NSW
  • 2022, 2021 & 2019 - Invited Artist: Fine Art At Hale, Hale School,  WA
  • 2020 & 2019 - ARTPark, Woolloomooloo, NSW
  • 2020 & 2019 - Sculpture On The Scarp, Darlington, WA
  • 2019 - Sculpture for Clyde, Batemans Bay, NSW
  • 2019 - Group Exhibition Buratti Gallery, Subiaco, WA
  • 2019 - Selected Display: Pan Pacific Hotel Perth, WA

Awards

  • 2023 - Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Artists Mentor Program: Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi. NSW
  • 2023 - Best Emerging Artist Award: Fine Art at Hale 'Process of Reduction’
  • 2022 - Artist Peer Award: Sculpture At Bathers, WA, 'Balancing Act'
  • 2020 - 3D Sculpture Award: South Perth Emerging Artist Award. 'Leave No Trace'
  • 2020 - Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship: Sculpture By The Sea, Cottesloe, WA. '2030'
  • 2019 - Staff Choice award: Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW. '2030'
  • 2019 - City of South Perth Resident Award: South Perth Emerging Artist Awards. 'In The Midst of Chaos'
  • 2018 - People's Choice award: Sculpture On The Scarp, Darlington, WA. 'Fragmented Nostalgia'