About the Artist
Samuel Kiernan
Samuel Kiernan is a Brisbane/Meanjin-based oil painter and film photographer, often using the latter to provide reference images to paintings. His work is centred on Realism with minor influences of Impressionism. Natural themes, including landscapes, flora and fauna, are recurring subjects.
Largely self-taught in art practice, he draws upon interdisciplinary skills from a background in Veterinary Science. This includes utilising an understanding of anatomy in subject composition and radiography techniques in the exploration of film photography.
Samuel has exhibited in several group shows across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. His work was selected as a finalist in the Dean Cogle Portrait Prize 2025, taking out the Packing Room Prize, and the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award 2025.