Sam Modder, “Towers and Elevated Thought”
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“Sam Modder: Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks” at the Rockport Center for the Arts. Dates: August 23 – September 22, 2024
Via the Rockport Center for the Arts:
Sam Modder is a Nigerian-Sri Lankan artist who works figuratively in pen, collage, and digital media to portray Black and Female characters. In her practice she seeks to take up space for those who have historically been on the margins, making figurative and narrative work that is both accessible and empowering. Sam describes her work as, “I draw Black people taking up space in all their texture, vibrancy and power.”
Sam graduated from Dartmouth in 2017 with a double major in Engineering and Studio Art and from the Thayer School of Engineering in 2018 with a B.E. in Mechanical Design. She recently received her MFA from Washington University in St Louis in May 2022 and currently work at the University of Tampa as an Assistant Professor of Art and Design.
