Samantha Sanders, "Dogwoods by the River"
black walnut ink and all-natural watercolor on paper, 10” x 8”, 2021.
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BIO
Samantha Sanders (b. 1994) is a Philadelphia, PA based painter, originally from Harrisburg, PA. Sanders obtained her BFA in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA in 2016. In 2018, she earned her MFA in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She has participated in numerous group shows, such as the Stella Elkins Gallery at Tyler School of Art, at Temple University (PA), Ejecta Projects (PA) and Field Projects Gallery (NY). In 2017 and 2020, Sanders created murals with Sprocket Mural Works, which are both located in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Sanders was the April 2018/19 Cover Artist for The Burg Magazine. In 2019 and 2020 she completed an Artist-in-Residence Program at Oak Spring Garden Foundation (VA). In 2021 and 2022, Sanders was awarded an Illuminate the Arts Grant from the City of Philadelphia.
STATEMENT
The garden world I construct through painting, drawing and collage is a sacred place for me. As I walk across the soil, I can feel the presence of those who’ve crossed over it before me, and those who will cross over it after me. My work explores grief, environmental fragility and my rural Pennsylvania upbringing through the use of handmade earth pigments and water-based media on paper and oil painting. Moons, fish, butterflies, flowers, and Pennsylvania German Folk Art often function as otherworldly icons and motifs that accentuate the mystery and majesty of the people and places I’ve known. In doing so, I’m traversing my past, present and future by transforming images of flora and fauna into fragmented, dream-like narratives of preservation, reflection and timelessness. With each artwork I bridge the gap between nature and the soul.
black walnut ink and all-natural watercolor on paper, 10” x 8”, 2021.
SHIPPING IS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE CONTACT INFO@COLLARWORKS.ORG FOR A SHIPPING ESTIMATE.
BIO
Samantha Sanders (b. 1994) is a Philadelphia, PA based painter, originally from Harrisburg, PA. Sanders obtained her BFA in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA in 2016. In 2018, she earned her MFA in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She has participated in numerous group shows, such as the Stella Elkins Gallery at Tyler School of Art, at Temple University (PA), Ejecta Projects (PA) and Field Projects Gallery (NY). In 2017 and 2020, Sanders created murals with Sprocket Mural Works, which are both located in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Sanders was the April 2018/19 Cover Artist for The Burg Magazine. In 2019 and 2020 she completed an Artist-in-Residence Program at Oak Spring Garden Foundation (VA). In 2021 and 2022, Sanders was awarded an Illuminate the Arts Grant from the City of Philadelphia.
STATEMENT
The garden world I construct through painting, drawing and collage is a sacred place for me. As I walk across the soil, I can feel the presence of those who’ve crossed over it before me, and those who will cross over it after me. My work explores grief, environmental fragility and my rural Pennsylvania upbringing through the use of handmade earth pigments and water-based media on paper and oil painting. Moons, fish, butterflies, flowers, and Pennsylvania German Folk Art often function as otherworldly icons and motifs that accentuate the mystery and majesty of the people and places I’ve known. In doing so, I’m traversing my past, present and future by transforming images of flora and fauna into fragmented, dream-like narratives of preservation, reflection and timelessness. With each artwork I bridge the gap between nature and the soul.
black walnut ink and all-natural watercolor on paper, 10” x 8”, 2021.
SHIPPING IS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE CONTACT INFO@COLLARWORKS.ORG FOR A SHIPPING ESTIMATE.
BIO
Samantha Sanders (b. 1994) is a Philadelphia, PA based painter, originally from Harrisburg, PA. Sanders obtained her BFA in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA in 2016. In 2018, she earned her MFA in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She has participated in numerous group shows, such as the Stella Elkins Gallery at Tyler School of Art, at Temple University (PA), Ejecta Projects (PA) and Field Projects Gallery (NY). In 2017 and 2020, Sanders created murals with Sprocket Mural Works, which are both located in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Sanders was the April 2018/19 Cover Artist for The Burg Magazine. In 2019 and 2020 she completed an Artist-in-Residence Program at Oak Spring Garden Foundation (VA). In 2021 and 2022, Sanders was awarded an Illuminate the Arts Grant from the City of Philadelphia.
STATEMENT
The garden world I construct through painting, drawing and collage is a sacred place for me. As I walk across the soil, I can feel the presence of those who’ve crossed over it before me, and those who will cross over it after me. My work explores grief, environmental fragility and my rural Pennsylvania upbringing through the use of handmade earth pigments and water-based media on paper and oil painting. Moons, fish, butterflies, flowers, and Pennsylvania German Folk Art often function as otherworldly icons and motifs that accentuate the mystery and majesty of the people and places I’ve known. In doing so, I’m traversing my past, present and future by transforming images of flora and fauna into fragmented, dream-like narratives of preservation, reflection and timelessness. With each artwork I bridge the gap between nature and the soul.