Curriculum Vitae

 Sam Seaman

Works are in the following countries: USA, Canada, Japan, México, Switzerland, Belgium, England, Italy, India and Pakistan.

1999 - 2000

Working exclusively to complete orders for individuals collectors.

Works displayed at:

• "OUT Gallery" -- Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Galeria Uno -- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
• Galeria de San Miguel -- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
• Galeria Museo del Pueblo -- San Miguel de Allende
• Gallery "The Bird in Hand" -- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

1998           

• Individual exhibition: Museo Naciónal de San Miguel de Allende.
• Staged experimental photographic course at the Universidad del Valle, San Miguel Campus, received a certificate for 'excellence' from the state governor of Guanajuato, Vicente Fox.
• Painted intensively to fill orders from individual collectors.
• Collective exhibition: Galeria Pérgola, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende.

1997

• Individual Exhibition: 'Côte de Sur', Colonia Roma, Mexico City.
• The Secretary of Tourism adopted my poster of the Parroquia of San Miguel to distribute worldwide to promote tourism.
• Collective exhibition Gallery "The Bird in Hand", Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Sharon House, Library of Congress, Washington D.C. purchases one of my paintings.
• Printed my second poster, for the 25th anniversary of International Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato.

1996           

• Individual exhibition: Universidad de Valle de México, San Miguel campus.
• Individual exhibition: Museo Naciónal de San Miguel de Allende.
• Collective photography exhibition: Museo Naciónal de San Miguel de Allende.
• Collective exhibition: Galeria Pérgola, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende.
• Printed my first poster.
• The newspaper Atención published a half page article with photo, 6th Dec. 1996.

1995           

• Individual exhibition: The Mexican Club of Art, Mexico City.
• Collective exhibition: Octavio Jornadas Alarconianas, Taxco, Guerrero.
• Collective exhibition: Galeria Pérgola, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende.

1994           

• Individual exhibition: Palazzetto Gallery, Carona, Switzerland.

1992           

• Individual exhibition: 'Reflections', Villa San Miguel, San Miguel de Allende.
• Collective exhibition Galeria de Arte Moderno, Paradiso Radisson, Mexico City.

1991           

• Individual exhibition: 'Images of India', at the Indian Embassy in Mexico City, televised on two nation channels.
• Individual exhibition: 'The Alleys of Guanajuato', Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato.
• The newspaper 'El Sol de México' published a painting of the artist on the front page of their cultural section and 6 others inside, all in full color, as well as my picture and an accompanying article on page 3 on the 14th of April.
• The magazine 'Mira' published a half page article with a color photo in April.
• 'El Sol de México' published 3 columns and 5 color photos on the cover of their society section as well as a quarter page with two photos on page 7 on the 2nd of May.
• Collective exhibition: Galeria Mexican Club of Art.
• The magazine 'Mira' published a color photo and one column about the exhibition. (p. 58, 18 November.)

1990           

• Founded the Gallery The Mexican Club of Art in Colonia Roma, Mexico City. 
• Individual exhibition: Galeria MCA, Colonia Roma, Mexico City.
• Formed the international cooperative 'The Mexican Club of Art' based in Mexico City.
• Collective exhibition: Galeria Mexican Club of Art.
• Became a naturalized Mexican citizen.
• The magazine 'Ambiente' published a painting in their June supplement.

1989-90           

• Teacher of Fine Arts at the Green Gates International School, Mexico.

1989           

• Traveled to India.

1985           

• Teacher at the Instituto Anglo-Mexicano de Cultura.
• Traveled to New Orleans to do restoration work.

1979           

• Series of architectural studies.

1978           

• Arrived in Mexico.

1977           

• Lived in Sudan, Africa.

1975-6           

• Department of Art, Brighton Polytechnic, England. Awarded Post Graduate Certificate in teaching Fine Art.

1972-5           

• Department of Art, Portsmouth Polytechnic, England. Awarded Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, honors.

1971-2           

• Department of Art, Braintree Polytechnic, England. Completed a mural for the city of Braintree.

1968-70           

• Courtaulds, Braintree, England.

1947           

• Born the 7th of May in St. Neots, England