ABOUT
SAM NELLICKS
AKA Steve Sam Cohen
AKA ASTTIC
Throughout my school years (in Toronto) my best marks where always in art, as I often drew and was surrounded by it. So I went with the flow and interviewed for Ontario College of Art. Over a four year period I specialized in Industrial Design, yet I counterbalanced the rendering and prototyping with fine art theory through my electives.
I painted images straight from my imagination with no intent to show or sell them. I thought showing may affect my originality by the viewers reaction to my art.
After OCAD I worked as a prototyper, but then moved over to Film and Television as a set painter. Painting Scenery led me into Graffiti subsequently changing my ideas of keeping my work private. I started to show my work in group settings.
I intend to make art that will make others feel engaged and stimulated, even happy. What they see is what I had in my mind, or maybe not. Ultimately the piece avoids banality because of its uniqueness.
Do you have the courage to be original
James Rosenquist
I continue as a Scenic Artist, painting with a multitude of techniques, balancing producing art as a business and enjoying it as hobby.
Sincerely Sam 'ASTIC' Nellicks
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Design OCADU
AOCA Industrial Design
Graduate Northern Secondary, Toronto
EXHIBITIONS
2006 CANSPACE Malvern Graffiti Festival, Toronto
2007 CANSPACE Ignite, Toronto
2007 Blue Mountain Media Exhibition, Collingwood
2008 CANSPACE Malvern Graffiti Festival, Toronto
2010 Off Camera Art Show, Toronto
2012 BMFA Juried Art Show, Collingwood
2014 BMFA Juried Art Show, Collingwood
2015 Off Camera Show, Pinewood Studios, Toronto
2018 BMFA Juried Art Show, Collingwood
2018 Conquering Me Exhibitions, OCADU Toronto
2018 Alumni Association Exhibition, OCADU Toronto
2019 BMFA Juried Art Show, Collingwood
2019 Alumni Association Exhibition, OCADU Toronto
Off Camera Virtual Art Exhibition 2020
Super Wonder Gallery “10000 Clowns 2020”