Education
2018 MFA in Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 BFA in Fine Arts, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
2011-12 Capital Area School of the Arts (now Charter School), Harrisburg, PA
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Of the Earth, Holy Family University Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022 August Abandonment, Sabbatical Beauty at the Bok Building, Philadelphia, PA
Group Exhibitions
2024 Cabinet Of: Vox Populi's $99 Exhibition, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Every Shiny Thing (four-person show), Monaco Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2023 215|610 CONTEMPORARY Juried Exhibition, juried by Mark Thomas Gibson,
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
Scatter Terrain, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
Open Call 2023, MePaintsMe online gallery
Scatter Terrain, Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Art Gallery, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Scatter Terrain, Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Sustainable Studios (four-person show), Eckert Art Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Walking the Edge, Online Gallery, The Schuylkill Center, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Collar Works Flat Files 2022-23, Collar Works gallery, Troy, NY
Scatter Terrain, HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Unearthed Online: A Virtual Zoonotic Hex Exhibition, Field Projects gallery, New York, NY
2021 Alumni Exhibition, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
Scatter Terrain, John and June Allcott Gallery at UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Scatter Terrain (traveling exhibition), Ejecta Projects gallery, Carlisle, PA
2018 117th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
In flux, Inliquid Gallery at The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
The Nature of Next, FMC Tower Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Debit Crisis, Stella Elkins Gallery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017 The Art of Agriculture, FMC Tower Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Under Pressure: Juried Print Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
Habitat, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Metamorphosis (four person show), Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2016 Untitled Lancaster II, Sunshine Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
Perceptions: Senior Show, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
3rd Wave: Feminist Art Show, The Fulton Street Arts Cooperative, Lancaster, PA
Works on Paper Pop-Up, Sunshine Art and Design gallery, Lancaster, PA
2015 The Vague Affair, The Community Room, Lancaster, PA
44th Juried Art Exhibition, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
Untitled Lancaster, Sunshine Art and Design gallery, Lancaster, PA
Emerging Visions: Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, York Arts gallery, York, PA
Public Works
2020 Autumnal Forest, Zeroday Brewing Co. three-story painted mural, presented by
Sprocket Mural Works, Harrisburg, PA
2017 The Creation, 18’ x 50’ ft. painted ceiling mural with Shane Gallup, presented by
Sprocket Mural Works, Harrisburg, PA
Ducks Downtown: The Garden Duck, painted public sculpture, presented by Harrisburg Downtown
Improvement District and Sprocket Mural Works, Harrisburg, PA
Residencies
2023 Oak Spring Garden Foundation: Perennial Artist Residency (2-weeks), Upperville, VA
2020 Oak Spring Garden Foundation: Perennial Artist Residency (1-week), Upperville, VA
2019 Oak Spring Garden Foundation: Artist-in-Residence Program (6-weeks), Upperville, VA
2015 Rome Art Program (4-weeks), Rome, Italy
Teaching Experience
2023 Ink Making with Foraged Materials, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2021 Painting Foundations, The Philly Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
2019 CRIT GRIT, co-coordinated a bi-weekly critique group, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Paper Making Basics, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Teaching Assistant, After School Studio Arts Program: 9-12th Grade Illustration,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Assistant, Life Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist, Critic and Speaking Engagements
2022 Alumni Juror for Residencies and Fellowships at Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, VA
2021 Alumni Artist Panel, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
2021 Visiting Artist Lecture, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
2017 Visiting Artist Lecture, FMC Tower Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Honors and Awards
2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant, The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Illuminate the Arts Grant, The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Scholarship awarded by FMC Tower Corporation for Art and Agriculture, Philadelphia, PA
2016-18 Merit scholarship and grant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Faculty nomination and scholarship, Rome Art Program, Rome, Italy
2011-12 Full-scholarship, The Capital Area School for the Arts (now Charter School), Harrisburg, PA
Press, Articles and Publications
2024 Interview, “Meet Samantha Sanders,” Canvas Rebel, July 1, 2024
2023 Interview, “Art Made from Mushroom foam, walnut ink and more featured in
Sustainable Studios exhibit,” Lancaster Online, March 5, 2023