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sam colt curriulum vitae

www.samcoltart.com

coltworks@gmail.com

24 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602

Exhibitions

 

Mana Contemporary Open Book Exhibition - currently exhibiting "As Above So Below" sculpture


Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, VT — exhibiting since 2018


Main Street Gallery, Manasquan, NJ — exhibiting since 2018


Glimpse Gallery, Concord, NH — currently exhibiting


The Looms, Nantucket, MA — 2023


J. Langdon Gallery, Montpelier, VT — exhibiting since 2019


The Front Gallery, Montpelier, VT — member, 2016–2018


Kent Museum, Calais, VT — 2017


Savoy Theater, Montpelier, VT — mural installation, 2018


Studio - full time studio established 2016

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Professional Experience


2007–2017 - Artisan plaster design and installation in Vermont and New York.

Clients include: Vermont Vernacular, Wilson Architects, The Design Guild, Montpelier
Construction, Thunder Mill Design, Clar Construction.

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2003-2007 - Founder & Creative Director, Coltworks Inc., NYC

Designed and installed decorative plaster veneer finishes for architectural and design firms.
Corporate and residential projects included: Rolex, EMI Records, WebMD, and residences in
NYC, the Hamptons, Boston, Bal Harbor, Palm Beach, and San Francisco.

 

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2001-2003 - Creative Director, DFB Sales, Long Island City, NY 

Managed studio operations, created finish samples, trained installers, prepared materials, and
documented protocols.

Presented to architectural and design firms, supported sales teams, and supervised installation & quality control.
Projects included Role

 


1999-2001 Re-Creations Studio, NYC

Designed, presented, and installed custom decorative paint finishes in NYC & tri-state area.

 


1997-1999 Freelance Decorative Paint & Plaster Designer/Installer

Created decorative paintwork, artisan plasters, and murals for clients throughout NYC.

 

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Education & Training

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1995–2025

Studied and collaborated with artist David B. Wiggins of Concord, NH for twenty years.


1992–2000

The Isabel O’Neil Studio for the Art of the Decorative Finish, NY, NY.


1997–2000

The Finishing School, Long Island City, NY


1987–1990

Apprenticeship with Mari Quirk, Associated Quirks, Boston, MA — set and backdrop
production, decorative painting, and set-decoration.

 

1986

Graduated from Union 32 High School after a rural home-schooled elementary education.

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