Samantha Thompson’s (née Biddle) pastel and acrylic paintings display a complex of influences from her rich and varied life. Born in Sydney in 1978 to her immigrant parents from California, the youngest of four girls and a brother, her work has developed consistently since she began working in this media. Growing up in the Melbourne environs and spending her adolescence in the Dandenong ranges, Samantha’s art reflects her pacific inheritance with their bold colours, stylized femininity and echoes of a burlesque art deco era. Her formation as an artist began at home working alongside her...more
