Samantha Everton is an Australian photographic artist, whose work is characterised by hyper-saturated colour and a painterly feel. Her theatrically constructed photos connect our inner and material worlds using a magical realist style. Visual expressions of thoughts and emotions emerge from the foundations of everyday life, often employing quirk and humour while engaging and challenging the viewer.
Born in Whyalla, South Australia, Samantha Everton credits her unusual childhood as instrumental in fostering a creative mind. Growing up with a biological brother and three adopted Asian siblings, Everton spent hours fossicking for gemstones under the wide blue skies of remote mining towns in Central Queensland. Hers was a colour-saturated world. Although not directly referencing her own family experience, multicultural themes and notions of identity continue influence much of her imagery. Everton graduated with a Photographic Design Degree, RMIT 2003 and has subsequently achieved success in a number of prestigious awards including: