Collection: Sam Oliver

Sam Oliver received her BFA from Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC). She also completed a student study with a focus in ceramics at William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA) while studying ceramics at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum (Williamsburg, VA). Oliver has also completed residencies at The Bascom: A Center for Visual Arts (Highlands, NC), Brockway Center for Arts and Technology (PA), Pocosin Arts School of Fine Crafts (Columbia, NC), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN), and Penland School of Craft (Mitchell County, NC). They currently reside in western North Carolina and are inspired by the diverse ecosystem. Oliver implements layered, high-contrast surfaces in her work to display the nuances of living amongst the native and invasive plant life.