{{Short description|Australian graffiti artist and designer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}} '''ZAM''' or '''"ZAM-1"''', '''"Z A M : S.A.C.-1; M.S.A."''' is the acronym of an Australian Melbourne-based artist and designer, also known for his early pioneering spray-can art (graffiti artist) career during the 1980s.
Z.A.M. initially was a conventional gallery artist during early adolescence (including published book illustrations),<ref>[http://www.art-almanac.com.au/ Art Almanac, The Australian Gallery Guide -1982; et al]</ref> before exploring the U.S. graffiti/street art phenomenon in the early 1980s,<ref>''Pump Up The Can! The Illustrated Guide to Australia's First Aerosol Art Exhibition'', by Henry Chalfant (author of ''Subway Art'' & ''Spray Can Art'') -1991; Henry Chalfant</ref> then later evolving into a contemporary unconventional artist and designer.
==References== {{reflist}}3. ''Art Almanac, The Australian Gallery Guide'' -1987; 1990; 1991; 1994; 1997; et al. [1] et al. [http://www.art-almanac.com.au/]
4.'' The Herald'' Newspaper (pre-Herald Sun), Melbourne -1990; et al. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/archives/]
5. ''The Sunday Age'' Newspaper, Melbourne -1990; et al. [http://www.theage.com.au/fairfaxarchives/?s_rid=www:sitemap]
6.'' The Geelong Advertiser'' Newspaper, -1982; 1987; 1988; 1989; et al. [http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/about.html]
7. ''Kings Way -the book: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti: Melbourne 1983-1993'', - published 2009;[https://kingswaybook.blogspot.com/]
==External links== * [http://sites.google.com/site/zamsac1msa/ ZAM site dedicated to ZAM mural art]
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