Samantha Black

Samantha was born in Northern Ireland, where she was encouraged to create on the family farm at a young age. Her memories are of playing in sheds and fields with her cousins and friends. When eight, she was packed up and taken away from troubled Ireland to Canada, where like many emigrating children, she struggled to find out how she fit in, and where her future lay.

Samantha started painting at an early age, and later studied formally as a graphic designer. Painting has become her voice, and the canvas a place to study her feelings and her place in this world. Ireland is a constant calling to Samantha, as is her need to express in paint…