Samantha Modder

Working across pen, collage, and digital media, @sam_modder ’s process begins with large, labor-intensive ball point pen drawings. “The ball point pen drawings are usually larger than life in size,” said Modder, whose “Of All the Worlds We Could Have Dreamed” exhibition is on view through May 31 at @3sartspace , 319 Vaughan St., #PortsmouthNH. “I scan the drawings at high resolution and then #collage them together in the final composition.” The process of #digitalcollaging allows her to duplicate and warp some of the drawings. Finally, the drawings are printed on three-foot-wide adhesive paper and installed piece by piece, creating murals designed in direct response to the space. “Sam Modder’s work feels like stepping into a fairy tale drawn in ball point pen and then blown up to the scale of a building,” said Beth Falconer, 3S Artspace’s executive director. “She creates expansive murals thar completely reshape the space. Inside, a single character, and her alter-egos, move through a world that is both dreamscape and testing ground.” Read @lindy_sioux Linda Sutherland’s review of #SamModder’s show in our May/June 2026 issue of @artscopemagazine , available at partnering galleries, museums and art centers throughout New England, by mail order, or through purchasing digital access at artscopemagazine.com. #newenglandart

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Thank you @3sartspace , Portsmouth and all the lovely people who came out this weekend to see “Of All the Worlds We Could Have Dreamed” up until the end of May. Special shout out to my cousin @araadaramola and @zigzagxavier for making my birthday weekend come early 🥰💛 I’m 31 today y’all! 😱

Friends, I’ll be in Portsmouth, NH this week installing for a solo show at @3sartspace . Would love to see you in person if you’re free this Friday for the opening reception from 5 to 8pm. 🤗💛

Late post but thank you @butterartfair for an amazing time in LA and everyone who dropped by to say hello 💛🙏🏽

Spent my Saturday at the @glazerchildrensmuseum . Thank you to everyone who helped me color her hair! “Her Hair Like the Sun and Clouds” will be up for the rest of the month and no one will get mad at you if you color on these walls 🤗

A couple moments from our workshop with @sam_modder yesterday on how to build a professional portfolio. Students and community members learned a lot from her wisdom and expertise. Yesterday was the last day of Sam Modder’s exhibition “May Your Life Be Easy” at Gallery 114, and we are so sad to see it go! We love working with you, Sam! Thanks for a beautiful show.

As we head into the final week of May Your Life Be Easy by Samantha Modder at Gallery114@HC Ybor, we want to thank everyone who has already come out to experience this thoughtful exhibition. We’ve loved welcoming our students, faculty, staff and community members, along with poets Slam Anderson and Nyasha Mutunhu, who created original poems inspired by Sam’s work. ✨ If you haven’t seen it yet, there’s still time—but not much. The exhibition will be deinstalled Friday, March 13, and the gallery will then close the following week for spring break. 🎨 Bonus opportunity: If you admire Sam’s work and want guidance on building a strong portfolio, join us for a free Portfolio Workshop with Samantha Modder on Thursday, March 12, from 1–2 p.m. as part of the HC Art Galleries Gallery Learning Lab series. While these workshops are designed with students in mind, community members are always welcome. It’s a great opportunity for emerging artists to get insight and advice. Stop by before the show comes down! 📍Gallery114@HC Ybor, 1st floor of Performing Arts Bldg

One more week to see “May Your Life Be Easy” at @hcfl_artgalleries in Ybor. 💛🤗

Come say hi and hear me talk about art and hair alongside some other amazing artists @butterartfair

Happy Black History Month! So excited to be showing in LA at @butterartfair end of the month alongside the most amazing artists. Would love love love to see you if you are in the area. Tickets are on sale now! 🎉💛 —— BUTTER Fine Art Fair is a movement for artist care and creative economics showcasing the work of fine artists from the African diaspora. Experience America’s only no-commission, no-censorship fine art fair during LA Art Week and Black History Month. Tickets on sale now. FEB 26–MAR 1. Inglewood’s Hollywood Park. #butterartfair #BUTTERLA #losangeles #inglewood #Blackart

Sam Modder’s distinct blend of figurative narratives (merging drawing, collage, and digital manipulation) has resonated wherever her work has been presented, particularly in the current @hcfl_artgalleries exhibit. Here, her work snakes from hallways into the unique architecture of the gallery, evoking a Rothko Chapel–like immersion and unfolding into a half–fairytale, half–surreal landscape lingering in that space between blessing and knowing smile, where joy is sincere but never naive (the Best way I know how to describe Sam🤍) , and where wishing someone an easy life also names how rare, conditional, and hard-won such ease still is. A must see! Luckily, @artweektampa is also coming up😉 #womeninthearts #sammodder