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Sam Bishop

Jackson, MS, United States

Having grown up in New Mexico, lived 45 minutes from the Canadian border as well as on both coasts, ...

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Sam Bishop

Joined In 2013

link - Showed at the The Other Art Fairlink - Artist featured in a collection

(16 Followers)

About the artist

Sam Bishop

Joined In 2013

link - Showed at the The Other Art Fairlink - Artist featured in a collection

(16 Followers)

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EDUCATION
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Having grown up in New Mexico, lived 45 minutes from the Canadian border as well as on both coasts, I recently settled in Mississippi and am loving it. Originally studying the performing arts and dabbling in film, I obtained my Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design with a minor in studio art at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was during these college years that I found my love of drawing and painting.

Living with mental illness, painting is therapeutic and helps me rise above and explore not just the darkness I feel but the overwhelming beauty and light in this world. This light juxtaposes the darkness (both literally and figuratively) and causes the viewer to see clearly the drama and hope that is a part of everyday life that can often be overlooked. I hope that my paintings not only impart beauty but this underlying hope, and with it peace.

BFA in Graphic Design with a minor in Studio Art

link - Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Showed at the The Other Art Fair

link - Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured in a collection