Samantha Lee Curran (she/her) is a queer poet, writer, and award-winning artist living on Dharug and Gundungurra land. She is the author of the poetry collection 'exposure to existence' (Alien Buddha Press, 2023) and her work has been published in several online and in print literary magazines. Samantha was chosen as a Vessels of Love poet for the inaugural City of Sydney poetry event in 2021 and was an Artist in Residence at Chateau d’Orquevaux in 2023, and exhibited her debut solo show ‘the rot and the raw’ at Gallery NWC, September 2024. Her upcoming poetry collection ‘blue is how I know you’ with Illographo Press will be released in April 2025 and she will be attending a residency at Studio Kura Japan in July 2025.
Press & Praise
“Beyond
developing her writing, though, Mrs Curran hopes her success inspires
local creatives to seize any opportunities they can find.
"I'd like to [encourage] other artists to go for things that seem out of reach... I just hope that if someone reads this... I could give them the encouragement to do the same thing," she said.
"Because you never know where it will take you."”
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"I'd like to [encourage] other artists to go for things that seem out of reach... I just hope that if someone reads this... I could give them the encouragement to do the same thing," she said.
"Because you never know where it will take you."”
- Blue Mountains Gazette
- The Canberra Times
- Illawarra Mercury
- Southern Highland News
- South Coast Register
- Batemans Bay Post
- Newcastle Herald
- Port Stephens Examiner
- Forbes Advocate
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I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where I work and live, the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples of Gadigal land, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.