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Solomon Kammer (she/they) (b. 1991, Australia) is an Adelaide-based artist who works predominantly in painting. Kammer draws on her own experiences of chronic illness, medical science and gender biases to expose the prejudices, challenges and abuses faced by many women and gender minorities today. While Kammer’s work is intensely personal, it also speaks to broader experiences of emotional and bodily mistreatment. The bold and confronting compositions Kammer creates speak to underrepresented communities: people living with disability, illness and trauma.
Kammer is a self-taught artist, with no formal training, tertiary education or mentorship. Kammer has been a finalist for numerous awards including but not limited to: the Archibald Prize, Ramsay Prize, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, Mosman Art Prize and Wyndham Art Prize, and has won the People’s Choice category in multiple prizes. In 2017, Kammer won the Myself Prize for her/their self-portrait and most recently, Kammer won the Creative Australia National Arts and Disability Award for early career artists.
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Sydney Contemporary Art Fair 2024
Solomon will present a new work on paper at Sydney Contemporary Art Fair as part of Works on Paper in the Ames Yavuz Booth.Oigall Projects - Group Exhibition 2024
Solomon will be showing two paintings at Oigall Projects in Melbourne as part of a group exhibition including; Solomon Kammer, Harry Rothel, Chelsea Lehrmann, Nicholas Ives, Joe Forty and James Lemon.
‘IF THEY ARE GOING TO BAN ME FROM YELLING AT THE ARTISTS I WILL FACE GOD AND WALK BACKWARDS INTO HELL’, 25 July - 11 August, Oigall Projects
Mars Gallery - Group Exhibition 2024
Solomon will present a new work on paper Mars Gallery as part of a group exhibition including; Solomon Kammer, Lily Palmer, Cameron Robbins, Liam Gerrard, Yuria Okamura and Melody Spangaro.‘DRAWING NOW’, 5 June - 29 June, Mars Gallery
Creative Australia National Arts and Disability Award (Early Career) 2023
Solomon Kammer is the recipient of this prestigious national award that celebrates the achievements of d/Deaf and/or disabled artists, acknowledging their contribution to the creative arts and the cultural life of the nation. The award, which includes a unique trophy sculpture made by Canberra Glassworks and $20,000, was presented to the artist at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in November, 2023.
