Contact Sam
for any commissioned artwork or graphics inquiries.
CURRENT
SHOWS
NEWS
-See my latest 2023 Wacky Packages
concept and postcard design, "Hackers" here.
-See my new 2022 "Hypnotist"
mug manufactured by TIKI
FARM here.
June 2022.
-See my new 2021 Wacky Packages
card designs, "Cheep Stick" and "Stuck Tape"
here
and here.
-See my 2020 promotional art
for Stuckey's, "Where the Pecanivores Roam" here.
Glad to say that Stuckey's is back!
-See my new 2020 Wacky Packages
card design, "Diminish" - There is also a Limited
Edition 2020 Wacky Package Artist Card!, here.
-See my commissioned artwork,
"Crawford Johnson Coca-Cola" - February, 2019, here.
-See the Big Letter Postcard
artwork for the Shelbyville, Indiana Historical Society - November,
2018, here.
-See the artwork for the Shelbyville,
Indiana Historical Society - September, 2018. The art is for
Werewolf Hollow, here.
-Just worked on another painting
for Wacky Packages 50th Anniversary series by Topps
here.
Released March 2017.
-
Click here
to see the Svengoolie Wacky Package painting shown on Svengoolie
- September, 2016.
-Just finished four more designs
for Wacky Packages series 2015 by Topps.
They can be seen here.
June 2015.
-
Click here
to see the painting for KAPOW!! celebrating the Munster's 50th
Anniversary at George Barris Cruisin Car Show in Culver City,
CA May 9, 2015 and then at Rick Miller's Surf Gallery in Hollywood,
CA . June 27 - August 8, 2015.
- I begin painting designs
for Wacky Packages by Topps.
They can be seen here.
February, 2012.
- I am honored to create the
cover artwork and be featured in the Spring, 2011 issue of Tiki
Magazine .
My cover artwork can be seen here.
- I am commissioned by Gretsch
Guitars to custom paint and pinstripe 12 Gretsch
Custom Shop G6120 guitars to be showcased at Winter NAMM 2010.
November 2009.
- I'm honored to be one of
24 kustom kulture artists worldwide featured
in Pinstripe Planet 2 by Korero
Books - Released early 2010.
- Click here
to see my new illustration for issue #37 of Car
Kulture Deluxe magazine.November, 2009.
- Portions of my paintings,
"Appointment
in Havana" and "Palm
Springs Medicine Man" are licensed to the fine
folks at Biloxi's Beau
Rivage Resort and Casino
for their 2008 and 2009 Club Tiki parties. See the billboards
here.
- Click here
to see the 3 new tiki mugs, shot mugs and 5 new tiki figurines
I designed for KC
Hawaii. July, 2009.
- Click here
for the CD artwork for The
Coffin Daggers of NYC. July 19, 2009.
- Click here
to see the new artwork for Bayfest
2009 . October 2 - 4, 2009.
- My artwork The
Blue Moai is featured on page 16 of the May/June,
2009 issue of Art
& Culture on Maui Magazine.
- Click here
to see the new artwork, "The Formation" for the cool
P.E. Delay pedal by ProTone
pedals. February 12, 2009.
- Click here
to see the logo and artwork which I finalized for the
ultra cool 60's Batula
fuzz and Batavia octave pedals by Coffin
Case Co. September,
2008.
- See the new CD art, Driving
Under the Spell, for the Surf
Zombies of Cedar Rapids, IA. Oct. 30, 2008.
- See the new cover design
for The LP, "The
Phantom Jets Play the Phantom Jet Set". Label:
Screaming Apple. July 18, 2008.
- Check out my new Coffin
Case Killers art for Coffin
Case. June 13, 2008.
- The painting, The
Summit Meeting is painted for The Caliente Tropics
Hotel in Palm Springs, CA commemorating the legendary Cellar
Lounge which was there during the Ratpack's heyday in the 1950's
and 1960's.
- The painting, The
Landing Club is featured on page 7 of the December,
2007 issue of Parachutist Magazine - the official publication
of the United States Parachute Association.
- Check out my new fonts, Blackcat
and Blackcat
Fever - Buy them at FONT
BROS. Released in December, 2007.
- Lyman
at the Grove is featured on "Page 7" in
the Winter 2007 issue of Tiki Magazine. December, 2007.
- The new mugs and decanter
are released by Tiki Farm: Mort, Maury and Merv - The Bowling
Moai Brothers. August 5, 2007.
- I will be at Sam's Seafood
in Huntington Beach, California on August 4, 2007 for the Sam's
Seafood Official Tiki Mug Release Party. The new mug is designed
by Sam and manufactured by Tiki Farm, Inc.
- Sam creates the logo for
The VooDoo Rooms in Edinburgh,
Scotland here.
June, 2007.
- Sam does the artwork and
illustration for Waitiki's
"Rendezvous in Okonkuluku" Exotica CD -
May 16, 2007.
- Keep an eye open for Sam's
upcoming "Bowling Moai Brothers" tiki mugs and decanter
set by Tiki Farm to be released late summer 2007.
- Sam designs the official
art for DvA Gallery's Gala Tiki Anniversary Show 2007.
- Sam designs the 2007
"Vegas" tiki mug for Island Systems and Design of
Rockledge, Florida - March, 2007.
- Sam designs the new
tiki mug for the legendary Sam's Seafood Restaurant in Huntington
Beach, California. - March, 2007.
- The "Sam's Shrunken
Head" mug is used by the House of Blues for their Category
5 Cocktail!
- Sign of the Times releases
vintage style tin and wooden pub signs of Sam Gambino tiki designs.
Look for them in selected K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Michael's and other
specialty stores worldwide! May, 2006.
- Sam is featured in an article
in Pocketiki Magazine out of Surrey, England - April, 2006.
- Tiki Farm releases
the "Sam's Shrunken Head" tiki mugs and "Sam's
Dinky Noggin" shot glasses - September, 2005.
- Sam designs the mug
and illustration for the first London Luau, presented by Cheekytiki
and Trader Vic's - London on September 3, 2005.
- Sam's
art appears in the May, 2005 issue of Tattoo Burst, Japans premier
tattoo magazine. The article is entitled "The Rise of Exotic
Tiki Art" and showcases tiki artists from the United States.
- Articles
about Cheekytiki, Ben Davis and Sam Gambino are featured in
the second issue of Achierpointcom.com,
a cool new French fanzine. January, 2005.
- Sam designs the artwork forThe
Mondo Lounge Party hosted by Lotta Livin' in Hollywood, California
- October, 2004.
- Click
here
to view Sam's "Crazy Clause" Christmas card designs.
PAST SHOWS
-
"Bunny and Betty" A Tribute to Bunny Yeager - Harold
Golen Gallery,
Miami, FL March-April, 2013.
-
"Broken Promise of the Flying Car " show at M
Modern Gallery,
Palm Springs, CA. Nov. 21 - Dec. 6, 2009.
-
Poly Pop Living Show
at Harold
Golen Gallery in Miami, FL June 11-13, 2009.
The
Mad Generation Show presented by The
Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo, April 11-25, 2009.
Atlanta, GA.
The Russ Meyer Tribute Show:
Pussycats, Dolls and Vixens Saturday, April 25, 2009
at M
Modern Gallery,
Palm Springs, California.
Kaiju
Monster Invasion Show presented by Harold
Golen Gallery Dec. 3 - 6, 2008 in Miami Beach, FL.
Brushes,
Needles and Burnouts '08 show at Kustom
Kulture Gallery in Baldwin, NY. October 4 and 5,
2008.
The
"In the Wind" Show at Gasoline
Gallery in El Segundo, CA beginning Sunday, September
21.
The
Tiki Freakout Show at The
Light Gallery July 19, 2008 in Costa Mesa, CA.
Fine
Art Tiki Show by Harold
Golen Gallery June 12-15, 2008 at Hukilau 2008 in
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
KISS
the Canvas show at Kustom Kulture Gallery Opening May 10, 2008
- Baldwin, NY.
Carnivora - The Dark Art of
Automobiles. L'Imagerie Gallery, North Hollywood, CA. May 3
- June 14, 2008.
M Modern Gallery's 5th Anniversary
Tiki Art Show, Palm Springs, CA. May 9, 10, 11, 2008.
Sam Gambino - Sunny Buick show,
"Hipster's Holiday" at Harold Golen Gallery
May 10, 2008 in Miami, FL
Brad Benedict's
SIDESHOW "Moods for Moderns"
at Robert Berman Gallery in Santa
Monica, CA - April
5 th - April 26th, 2008.
Brad Benedict's
SIDESHOW at Merry
Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles, CA - February
9th - March 8th, 2008.
Tiki Magazine's Tiki Island
Art Show at San Diego's Bali Hai Restaurant, November 2, 2007.
Brushes, Needles and Burnouts
at Kustom Kulture Gallery, Oct. 6 - Nov. 17, 2007 - Baldwin,
NY.
The BLAB! Show at Copro Nason
Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Sept. 8-29.
Harold Golen Gallery Group
Show - Miami, Florida - July 2007
Gala Tiki Anniversary Party
-DvA Gallery in Chicago, Illinois - June 23, 2007.
The Tiki Art Exhibition Show
and Party - Amsterdam - April 15, 2007.
The Sexy Beast Show - Tribute
to the Automobile and the Motorcycle at Art Murmur Gallery in
Los Angeles, California - April14, 2007.
The Hooligan Art Show - . Columbus,
Ohio - April 7, 2007.
The Casino Show -
M Modern Gallery-Las Vegas, Nevada. March 1-30 , 2007.
The
Blond Bombshells 2 Show - January
27, 2007- at M Modern Gallery, Palm Springs, California.
Brushes, Needles and Burnouts
Show 2- September
30 - October 3, 2006 at Kustom Kulture Gallery, Baldwin, New
York.
The
Tikis and Terrors Show - Rosemead, CA. September 16, 2006.
"Bat's Day in the
Fun Park"- August 18, 19, 20, 2006 at Disneyland - Anaheim,
California.
The Dr. Seuss Tribute
Show, "The Cat is Out of the Hat" - Saturday, August
26th, 2006 at M Modern Gallery, Palm Springs, California.
The 007 Show at M Modern
Gallery in Palm Springs, California - July 29, 2006.
DVA Gallery's 2nd Annual
Gala Tiki Anniversary Show in Chicago, Illinois - June 17, 2006.
The Gotham Show at M
Modern Gallery, Palm Springs, California - June 24, 2006.
The London Luau 2006
Art Exhibit at Trader Vic's - London England. June 9, 10, 11
2006.
The Loyal to None Art
Exhibit at Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, New Jersey- May 13, 2006.
The Von Dutch Tribute
II Show at Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, California - May
20, 2006.
The Self-Propelled Show
at A StuART Gallery, Encino, California - March 11, 2006.
The Blond Bombshells
Show at M Modern Gallery, Palm Springs, California - January
14, 2006.
The Werewolf Bongo Party
Show at DVA Gallery, Chicago, Illinois- October 29, 2005.
The Spooktoberfest Show
at A StuART Gallery, Encino, California- October 29, 2005.
The Brushes Needles
and Burnouts Show: October 1 - November 5, 2005 at Kustom Kulture
Gallery, Baldwin, New York.
DVA Gallery's Stickshifts
and Safety Belts Show in Chicago, Illinois - August 6, 2005.
M Modern Gallery's Dionysus
Record Label Show in Palm Springs, California - July 9, 2005.
The Gala Tiki Show at
DVA Gallery in Chicago - June 18th, 2005.
M Modern Gallery's Sneaky Tiki
Show in Palm Springs, California - May 6-8.
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