Sam (he/she/they) is a cartoonist and illustrator from Long Island, NY.

They collect graphic novels, tacky mugs, pinback buttons, and Gunpla. They're also queer and neurodivergent.
Sam lives on this forsaken sandbar with their husband who does audio things. Here's a proper resume.

Education:

  • Fashion Institute of Technology Illustration AAS 2014
  • Suffolk County Community College Visual Arts AAS 2012
  • Mentorship with the late Jeffrey K. Fisher at the Drawing Studio L.I.
    Figure Drawing, Location, Professional Development - 2008 - 2014
Work:
  • Freelance Illustrator 2015 to today
    Sam's done work with Amazon Publishing, Vice Media, Snap Inc, and smaller local clients.
  • Store Graphic Artist for Whole Foods Market September 2014 - July 2016
    A mix of illustration, graphic design, and some hands-on creativity to maintain the Whole Foods brand.
  • Art Director for Nice Garage October 2014 - 2018
    Designing and illustrating for the local Long Island music series, Nice Garage.
Selected published work:
  • "Grave of Hummingbirds" novel cover for Little A 2016
  • Album cover for Nice Garage's Year One & Year Two Compilations 2015 & 2016
  • Covers for Amazon Publishing's Day One 2015-2017
Comic/Illustration Anthologies:
  • Dirty Diamonds: Death 2020
  • Invisible Illness: Anxiety 2018
  • Monsters of the Deep 2014
Artist Programs/Residencies:
  • Resident Artist Member at the Art League of Long Island 2019-2020
  • Blue.exe: a mixed media pixel art mural installed in Riverhead, NY through East End Arts' JumpstART initiative. 2014-2015
Selected exhibitions:
  • Resident Artist Group Exhibition at the Art League of LI • March/April 2020
  • Monster group show at Muñeca Arthouse • October 2019
  • Local Color: Vanderbilt at Gallery North • October 2016
  • Galerie Project's Domesticated Space Travelers show • November 2015
  • East End Arts' 4th Annual National Show: The Figure • August/September 2015
  • Micro at the Bowery Whole Foods Market • March/April 2015
  • NSFW at Glitter Milk Gallery • February/March 2015
  • 9th Annual Valentine's Day Show at Ripe Art Gallery • February/March 2015 Featured in The Long Islander, Newsday and The New York Times