Samantha Levin

Samantha Levin is an artist, curator and artist's advisor. Working with Contemporary Grotesque and Pop Surreal artists, she curates and produces group and solo pop up exhibitions in galleries and alternate spaces. She is a recipient of a grant from the ISE Cultural Foundation's Program for Emerging Curators and ran the exhibition program at the White Rabbit's White Box for three years via the Anagnorisis Art Project. She has exhibited her own artwork internationally, but focuses primarily on promoting the artwork of others. She currently lives and works from her Brooklyn studio with her white marshmallow-shaped cat, Luna.

Joined: Feb 8, 2011
Articles: 35

events, reviews

Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art

Earlier this year Ms. Kristen Sollee of the Japan Society invited me to take a peek at the institution’s new exhibition of contemporary Japanese art, Bye Bye Kitty!!! She figured I might take a liking to the grotesque elements in…

artist profiles

The Haunting Figures of Bruno Walpoth

I’ve recently been haunted by the ghostly sculptures of Bruno Walpoth. Life-size, his powdered beauties, as if in opposition to their ghostly stature, seem heavy and grounded, their gazes locking whomever sees them into a spiritual arrest.

studio visits

Studio Visit: Paul Romano

What seems like many many moons ago (this past December), I visited the studio of Paul Romano. I was intrigued by a new project he has been venturing into, but was also excited to meet this highly prolific artist and…