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ARTIST BIO

Samantha Salzinger works in photography, video and film, fabricating large-scale dioramas of strange places. The constructed environments encourage the spectator to stand in subjective relation to the landscape. The resulting images consider the human experience and ponder our origins, our destiny, and our place in the universe.

Samantha obtained her MFA from Yale University and is a three-time recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship and winner of the Best Short Sci-Fi Film from the Shawna Shea Film Festival. Solo exhibitions include Box Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Farside Gallery, Miami, FL; Gallery Diet, Miami, FL; Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL; Florida International University, Miami, FL; and Centre Gallery MDC, Miami, FL. Group shows include Bass Art Museum, Miami Beach, FL; USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa FL; Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL; NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Colectivo Periferio Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Palm Beach State College Art Gallery at Eissey Campus, Palm Beach, FL; Dimensions Variable, Miami, FL; David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL; Locust Projects, Miami, FL; Girls’ Club: Francie Bishop-Good + David Horvitz Collection, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Spinello Gallery, Miami, FL; Florida International University Green Gallery, Miami, FL; Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada (curated by Kelly McCray); Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL; Carol Jazzar Gallery, Miami, FL; and Visarte M54 Projectraurm, Basel, Switzerland. Samantha is currently a Professor and Department Chair at Palm Beach State College. Her work resides in many prominent permanent collections including Yale University, and the Perez Art Museum.