2026

August 2026.    My painting "Golden Marsh"  was awarded the Robert Stephenson Award at the NSAA given by Tom and Gloria Nicholas.

August 17, 2026.  I will be teaching a one-day workshop at the Rockport Art Assoc. & Museum. This will be a unique critique and paint session. Click on the link for details:  https://www.rockportartassn.org/adult-education/highlighting-your-strengths-workshop-with-sam-vokey 

MAY, 2026.   Presented with the Howard Curtis Award for excellence in painting from NSAA

New 2026 Workshop.    Sept 15 - 17, 2026 at Tuck's Point, Manchester, MA.   Please click on the Workshop page for details.

April. 14, 2026  Talk/Slide show at Dedham Art Assoc.    

The Art of "seeing" like an impressionist.

November 1 - 29, 2025

Spotlight Exhibition at the Guild of Boston Artists -  Sam Vokey  -   "The Here & Now".  Approx. 20 new oil paintings on display.

   --  Opening Reception - Saturday, November  1, 3 - 5pm.

  --  Artist Demonstration - Saturday November 22, 1 pm.

May - Winner of the Frank Benson Award at the Guild of Boston Artists Annual Members Show for my painting "Ice Floes At Low Tide"  28 x 32.

New September 2025       3-Day Workshop scheduled in Manchester-By-The-Sea. Go to my Workshop page for details.

2024 

My recent oil painting "My Local Meadow"  24 x 30 is in the National show held at the Rockport Art Association and Museum Nov 23 - Dec 31, 2024. Swing by and see the whole show if you can. You can see it here by clicking on Menu at the top and then Oil Paintings and then Country Landscapes.

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My painting "Rhythms of Winter"  20 x 30  is in the Legacy Show -  The Cape Ann Tradition: A Living Legacy at the Rockport Art Association and Museum Nov 2 - Nov 17, 2024.

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Painting Demonstration Saturday August 17, 2 - 4 pm.  At Charles Fine Art 196 Main St in Gloucester, MA. The gallery will offer refreshments.

 Upcoming Show at Charles Fine Art, 196 Main Street, Gloucester, MA.  Opening reception party 4 - 6 on Saturday July 13.

This is a 3 person show with Anne Harney and Gary Tucker. The show will run from July 2 - August 29.  I will be showing mostly coastal landscapes. 

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2024  WORKSHOPS: 

September 2024 Landscape Painting is now posted on my Workshop page. This one filled up fast in 2023 and I had to turn people away so sign up early and secure a spot. 

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2023 Recent Awards: 

The Alden Bryan Award for Best landscape at The Guild of Boston Artists Annual members Exhibit.

The Aldro Hibbard Award for Best Landscape at the Rockport Art Association & Museum. Also, at the RAA&M he won an Honorable Mention for his painting Coastal Erosion in the Nation Juried Exhibition. 

In 2022, he won the Montonaro Award for Best Seascape in the National Juried Exhibition at the RAA&M.