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SAMANTHA GREGMAR BA (HONS) CONTEMPORARY FINE ART PRACTITIONER

Yorkshire, UK | (b. 1992, USA) [email protected] | www.samanthagregmar.com

"I’m leaning into emotions that have been stuck in my body for years by choosing quantity over quality. I’m making messy, expressive work on scraps and warping sketchbook paper, focusing entirely on what feels good rather than what looks 'right.' If a mark feels good or a colour pulls me in, I follow that. By ignoring the need for external approval, I’ve found a new kind of freedom. My work is finally feeling authentic because I’m making it for myself, not for others.”

Samantha Gregmar is a Swedish-American multidisciplinary freelance artist who has lived in the UK since 2003. Living and experiencing the art scene in London for two years, followed by two years in Brighton, Samantha relocated back to East Yorkshire in September 2021.Keen to evoke emotion through energetic yet ethereal mark making, the artwork is usually balanced somewhere between expressionism and surrealism. After graduating in 2014, Samantha had a 6 year hiatus from creating, feeling lost and depleted after creating artwork heavily influenced by her tutors, rather than herself.Recent body of work since her return has explored the expression of hands, texture, emotions and the divine feminine. Her work has shifted through different phases since, ranging from quite figurative works to exploring the abstract. One topic she returns to often is exploring the feminine body and the theme of identity.The past couple of years has seen Samantha pondering on her practice and investigating a shift in a new direction: a re-examination of what she wants to convey in her art.

Creating, in whatever format it may be in, can be very healing - Samantha believes that everybody should be allowed the space to explore their inner artist in this nurturing and playful space.

Education:
Studied under:
Claudia Sahuquillo
Desmond Brett
Anna Kirk-Smith
Jo Ray
David Smith
Andi Dakin-2020-2021 (Online) Full Time Art Mentorship with Claudia Sahuquillo
Hull School of Art & Design/Leeds Metropolitan University
-2014, BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art Practice
Hull College
-2011, BTEC Level 3 National Diploma Fine Art 2010, A Level Art, Craft & DesignSelected Group Exhibitions:
2025, Group Exhibition, Brew Cafe, Hull (Curated & Exhibited)
2024, Group Exhibition, Brew Cafe, Hull (Curated & Exhibited)
2014, Group Exhibition, Hull School of Art & Design 2011, Group Exhibition, Hull College
2010, Group Exhibition, Hull CollegeUpcoming Exhibitions:
17th October - 30th October 2026, Group Exhibition, Brew Cafe, Hull (Curating & Exhibiting)Collections:
Works held in private collections in the United States, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Poland, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.Licensed artworks with TJ Maxx partner HomeGoods, and Pier1.Teaching:
2026, art & Craft workshops (children & adults) for ScrapStore, Hull
2023, Sigil Making Workshop for Wild Woman Waking container, Hull
2023-2024, ‘Art Club’ at Endike Community Care Centre through Local Works, Hull (funded through the national lottery community fund)
2022-Present, Community Art Group facilitator for "Marfleet Monet’s" through Local Works, Hull (funded through the national lottery community fund)
2022-Present, Lino Printing workshop facilitator, Hull
2021, Private art tutor, Brighton
2015, Student support volunteer, Hull CollegeAdditional information
first aid trained
Model for life drawing classes
Bonus Qualified Horticulturist, EFT & TFT Practitioner, and Herbalist.