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SAMARA ASH
Born in Santa fé de Bogota, Colombia. Lives and works in Miami, Florida, USA. Ash is an accomplished visual artist, muralist, and educator with over 25 years of experience in the fine arts. She is widely recognized for her public art installations, which explore themes of nature, time, transcendence, and cultural identity.
She is an alumni artist resident at the Fountainhead Studios Little River, Miami, US and a current Miami International Fine Arts and Institute of Contemporary Art Miami + Art Reseach Center artist resident.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES
2026 40th Annual All-Florida Juried Exhibition Curated by Tim Jaeger (Chief Curator Ringling College of Art & Design) / Alliance for the Arts / Ft.Myers / “Convergence”
2026 BFA Art Mural Fest Curated by BFA Broward / History Ft. Museum / Ft. Lauderdale /“Liminal Interlude”
2026 Arts & Spirits curated by BFA / BBX Capital Gallery /Fort Lauderdale / “Echoes” “Awena” “Untitled”
2025 Espronceda Inst. of Art & Cult./Barcelona, Spain/“Sembrando en Ascenso”
2025 Fountainhead Arts Winner / Windstar Cruise Lines /Mediterranean Sea Tour -Malaga|Gibraltar|Valencia|Cartagena|Palma de M.|Barcelona / ”Elysian”
2025 Father Time / Miami International Fine Arts Gallery / Miami, FL / ”Chronos Vital”
2025 Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Mural Unveiling/ Disney, City of Lakeland Public Art & The Redevelopment Agency /Lakeland, FL /”Echoes of Resilience”
2025 Bold Murals / Brevard Zoo / Melbourne, FL /“Lumina Vitae”
2024 Miami Art Week: Awall Mural Projects / Miami-Dade Public Schools: Madison Middle / Miami, FL /“Ascension”
2024 Mural Art Society/ City of Fort Myers Public Art / Fort Myers, FL /“Ornithic Hymn”
2024 Paint Memphis/ City of Memphis Public Art / Memphis, TN / “Legacy”
2024 Fifth Installment / Memphis Art Salon Gallery/Memphis, TN/“Untitled 7 & 8” & “Sin Fundamento”
2023 Awena Public Art Exhibit / The Peacock House Art Foundation / Fort Pierce, FL “Awena”
2023 PUBLIC ART : Mural Inauguration / Fort Pierce Redevelopment Agency in Partnership with the City of Fort Pierce / The Peacock Arts District Mural Project / Fort Pierce, FL / “Awena” (Sunrise)
2023 Artists Open Exhibition / FountainHead / Little River, Miami, FL
2022 ArtToSave Lives Contemporary / Miami ART WEEK / Miami Shores, FL. /. Group Show
2022 Farewell / FountainHead Arts / Little River, Miami, FL / Group Show
2022 Channing Tatum’s: MML LIVE & Steven Soderbergh’s Singani 63 / Buick Building / Design District, Miami, FL / “Conversion” Mixed Media on Glass
2022 Artists Open Exhibition / FountainHead Arts / Little River, Miami, FL Solo Show
2022 Artist Exhibition / LITA / Walnut Creek, CA
2021 Red: Art Basel Miami / Bal Harbour Shops / Bal Harbour, FL /Group Show
2021 Studio Open / FountainHead / Little River, Miami, FL Miami, FL / Group Show
2021 Amigos Moderno Buenos Aires Studio Visit / FountainHead / Little River, Miami, FL / Group Show
2021 Upcoming... / Somm Valley / North Miami, FL / “Valley” Mural, “In- dustrial” Mural, “Lydia” Mural, “Portrait d’Homme” Mural, & “Titled” Mural
2019 Studio Exhibit / Miami-Dade Artist Open / Edgewater, FL / Solo Show
2019 Smash & Grab Art Auction / Locust Projects / Design District, Miami, FL / “Titled Nude” Mixed Media Painting
2019 Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival of Art / Ithaca, NY / NJO, Performance
2019 Glossier / Wynwood Walls / Wynwood , FL / NJO, Performance
2018 Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Art / Virginia Key, FL / NJO, Performance
2017 FREE! Art Fair: Art Basel Miami I Brickell City Center I Brickell, FL / NJO, Performance
2016 Smash & Grab Art Auction / Locust Projects / Design District, Miami, FL / “Havoc” Acrylic Painting
2016 Grassroots Festival of Art / Wynwood, FL / NJO, Performance
2016 SpeakFridays / Lightbox Theater at Goldman Warehouse / Wynwood, FL / NJO, Performance
2016 Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Art / Virginia Key, FL / NJO, Perfomance 2015
2015 SpeakFridays: Art Basel Edition / Lightbox Theater at Goldman Warehouse / Wynwood, FL / NJO, Performance
2014 Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival of Art / Ithaca, NY / NJO, Performance
2012 Smash & Grab / Locust Projects / Design District, Miami, FL / “Adulation” Mixed media Installation
2012 Static Waterlust / New World School of the Arts Alumni / Marina Blue / Miami, FL / “Our Lady Grace of Perpetual Dismay” Mixed media on paper
2011 Smash & Grab Auction / Locust Projects / Design District, Miami, FL “Our Lady Grace of Perpetual Dismay” Mixed media on paper
2010 80” of Art / NWSA Alumni Auction / Sagamore Art Hotel / South Beach, FL / “Untitled” Mixed media Installation
2009 Art Basel: Miami / Cricket Taplin Collection / Sagamore: The Art Hotel / South Beach, FL / “Splendor Veritatis: Radiance of Truth” 12-foot sound proof structure with light & sound installation
2008 Assemblage / Daniel Azoulay Gallery / Midtown Miami, FL / “The Unti- tled One I” Silver gelatin print, “The Untitled One IV” Silver gelatin print
2008 The Stairwell Project / Sagamore: The Art Hotel / Miami Beach, FL / Curated by Cricket Taplin, Permanent Sagamore Collection / “ Cathana” Painting/Installation
2008 BFA Show / Mu-Dai / Museum of Art & Design: Freedom Tower / Miami, FL / Curated by Fred Snitzer / “ Zalus” Mixed Media, “ Deities Series I, II, III, & IV” Monotypes
2007 Arteamericas Art Fair / Miami Beach Convention Center / Miami Beach, FL / “Fortune Teller I & II” Pencil on Paper, “Skin” Digital Media
2007 Art Basel: Miami / Progressions / New World Gallery / Miami, FL / “The Untitled I & II” Photography
2007 Rising Stars / Self-portrait / New World Gallery / Miami, FL / Juried by Bonnie Clearwater Director MOCA / “Ephemera” Digital Video, “Ephemera / and IV from the Interim series” Photography
2007 Miami Art Week / Passage / New World Gallery / Miami, FL / Juried by Jeremy T. Chessler Executive Director South Florida Art Center, Rina Car- vajal Executive Director/Chief Curator Miami Art Central / “[ ]” Photography, “Fraction” Photography
EDUCATION
BFA, Electronic Intermedia
VALEDICTORIAN
New World School of the Arts / University of Florida 2005 - 2008
BFA, Painting
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
New World School of the Arts / UF 2005 - 2008
BFA, MINOR Art History
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
New World School of the Arts / UF 2005 - 2008
Study Abroad, NALL Arts Association /
FULL SCHOLARSHIP Italy - France
AS SEEN ON
ART PLUGGED
MIAMI HERALD
THE LEGER
FOX NEWS 29
TELEMUNDO 51
BOLD JOURNEY MAGAZINE
JUPITER MAGAZINE
NBC LIVE
SHOUTOUT MIAMI
SUN-SENTINEL
NPR - WQCS 88.9
YAHOO! NEWS
STUART MAGAZINE
ST. LUCIE VOICE
ART NOW MAGAZINE
CBS NEWS
ARTS RESIDENCIES
ICA - Institute of Contemporary ART Miami + Loop Art Critique — Art + Research Center Residency Winner, 2026 - present
Miami International Fine Arts — Residency, 2025–Present
Koubek Center — Artist Residency, 2025
Fountainhead Arts — Artist Residency, 2022-2024
Nall Art Association — European Residency 2006-2007
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Art Collection
Windstar Cruises Art Collection
Brevard Zoo Art Collection
Sagamore Art Collection
Miami Shores Village Art in Public Places
City of Lakeland Art in Public Places
City of Fort Pierce Art in Public Places
City of Fort Myers Art Collection
City of Stuart Art in Public Places
Barry Neumman Private Collection
Joan Blackman Private Collection
Susie & Walid Wahab Collection
Director Steven Soderbergh’s Art Collection
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
Channing Tatum - MML Tour
Brickell City Center
Miami Shores Fine Arts Commission
The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse
Knight Foundation
DIETL international
Hollywood Film Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Daniel Azoulay Gallery
SELECTED AWARDS
2026
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation — Public Art Commission Winner
Women Supporting the Arts — Grant Recipient
BFA Art Walls Mural Fest — 3rd Place Award, Mural Competition
City of LaBelle — Public Art Commission Winner
City of Stuart — Public Art Commission Winner
City of Aurora Colorado Art in Public Places Program — Public Art Commission Winner
2025
Street Art Cities — Best Mural in the World (Top 15 Global), April
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation — Public Art Commission Winner
MIFA — Public Art Prize
2005–2008
New World School of the Arts — Full Scholarship
Hispanic Scholarship Fund — Scholarship
Honors College MDC — Full Scholarship
TALKS & LECTURES
“Can Art Change a City”: Samara Ash, Marco Caridad (Curator & Founder Biolumina Arts Residency), and Isabel Causadias, PhD (Professor at the University of Barcelona) presented by Fountainhead Arts in collaboration with Espronceda Institute of Art and Culture, Barcelona, Spain. [November 22, 2025]
“Elysian: Art At Sea by Samara Ash” moderated by Marco Caridad (Director of Miami International Fine Arts) presented by Fountainhead Arts in collaboration with Windstar Cruises at the Star Legend in Malaga, Spain. [November 17, 2025]
“Father Time” moderated by Tere Senyase (founder Performance InFlux) with panelists Samara Ash, Jacqueline Bermudez, Ilian Arvelo, & Yusimy Lara presented by Miami International Fine Arts. [August 28, 2025]
Press & Media Coverage
2026
WGCU — Hall, Tom. “This Year’s All Florida Exhibition at the Alliance Features 43 Artworks Created by 39 Artists Chosen by Ringling Curator.” February 25, 2026.
https://www.wgcu.org/arts-and-culture/2026-02-25/this-years-all-florida-exhibition-at-the-alliance-features-43-artworks-created-by-39-artists-chosen-by-ringling-curatorCentral Florida Lifestyle Magazine — “Alliance for the Arts is Opening its 40th Annual All Florida Exhibition in Fort Myers.” February 2026.
https://www.centralfloridalifestyle.com/art/alliance-for-the-arts-is-opening-its-40th-annual-all-florida-exhibition-in-fort-myers/Cape Coral Breeze — “Alliance for the Arts to Open All Florida Exhibition.” February 17, 2026.
https://www.capecoralbreeze.com/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/2026/02/17/alliance-for-the-arts-to-open-all-florida-exhibition-new-gallery-showcases-in-march/North Fort Myers Neighbor — “Alliance for the Arts to Open All Florida Exhibition.” February 2026.
https://www.northfortmyersneighbor.com/news/community-news/2026/02/alliance-for-the-arts-to-open-all-florida-exhibition-new-gallery-showcases-in-march/Florida Weekly — “40th Annual All Florida Exhibition.” 2026.
https://www.floridaweekly.com/events/main-gallery-40th-annual-all-florida-exhibition/Happenings Magazine — “40th Annual All Florida Exhibition at Alliance for the Arts.” March 1, 2026.
https://www.happeningsmagazine.net/40th-annual-all-florida-exhibition-at-alliance-for-the-arts/Las Caras del Arte — Interview with Elsa Delgado. February 18, 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjLZbfKSyGk
2025
Art Plugged — “Samara Ash Paints in Public, Listening First.” December 18, 2025.
https://artplugged.co.uk/samara-ash-paints-in-public-listening-first/VoyageMIA — “Story & Lesson Highlights with Samara Ash of Edgewater.” November 13, 2025.
https://voyagemia.com/interview/story-lesson-highlights-with-samara-ash-of-edgewater-highlight/Insider Travel Report — “Windstar Drops Anchor with New Themed Voyages in 2025–2026.” September 10, 2025.
https://www.insidertravelreport.com/windstar-drops-anchor-with-new-themed-voyages-in-2025-2026Windstar Cruises — “Where Canvas Meets Compass.” September 9, 2025.
https://www.windstarcruises.com/press-media/press-releases/Windstar-Where-Canvas-Meets-Compass/Luxury Travel Advisor — “Windstar Cruises Announces New Themed Voyages.” September 9, 2025.
https://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/cruises/windstar-cruises-announces-new-themed-voyagesLake Forest Travel — “Quickie Cruises and Themed Voyages on Windstar.” September 2025.
https://www.lakeforesttravel.com/product/quickie-cruises-and-themed-voyages-on-windstarThe Ledger — White, Gary. “Lakeland Will Unveil Mural Honoring Florida Wildlife Corridor at RP Funding Center.” April 9, 2025.
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2025/04/09/lakeland-will-unveil-wildlife-themed-mural-on-april-18/82859478007/Artistnator — “Murales que Respiran: La Voz Urbana de Samara Ash.” May 2025.
https://artistnator.com/murales-que-respiran-la-voz-urbana-de-samara-ash/
2024
FOX 13 Memphis — “Paint Memphis Returns to Glenview: ‘You can’t spell Earth without art.’” October 13, 2024.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/paint-memphis-returns-to-glenview-you-can-t-spell-earth-without-art/article_03bf2a5e-88e0-11ef-ba82-1ffb2735f884.htmlCanela TV — Interview with Maria Alejandra Requena. December 23, 2024.
https://www.canela.tv/CanvasRebel — “Stories & Insights: Meet Samara Ash.” April 2024.
https://canvasrebel.com/meet-samara-ash/Bold Journey — “Meet Samara Ash.” March 5, 2024.
https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-samara-ash/WPBF 25 — “Fort Pierce Looking for Artists to Turn Parts of City into Art.” March 4, 2024.
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-fort-pierce-seeking-artists-peacock-arts-district-mural-program/60073012Stuart Magazine — Feigenbaum, Paige. “Art Strut in Downtown Fort Pierce.” January 2024.
https://www.stuartmagazine.com/stuart-life/arts-culture/art-strut-in-downtown-fort-pierce/Jupiter Magazine — Feigenbaum, Paige. “Art Strut.” 2024.
The Lakelander — “Past Glory, Future Promise.” Issue 112 (cover image featuring mural Echoes of Resilience).
https://www.thelakelander.com/the-lakelander-issue-112/past-glory-future-promise
2023
Miami Herald — Rosa, Amanda. “Thirty Street Artists Painted Murals on the Walls of this Miami School During Art Week.”
Shoutout Miami — “Meet Samara Ash | Artist.” May 10, 2023.
https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-samara-ash-artist/CBS 12 News — “Fort Pierce Commissions Women Artists to Paint Murals.” August 16, 2023.
https://cbs12.com/news/local/woman-artists-commissioned-to-paint-murals-zoey-bridges-samara-ash-nicole-holderbaum-orange-ave-atlantic-ave-florida-august-16-2023FOX 29 — “Fort Pierce Installs Murals to Help Stimulate Economic Growth.” September 12, 2023.
https://www.wflx.com/2023/09/12/fort-pierce-installs-murals-help-stimulate-economic-growth/WPTV — “Shining a Light.” Hosted by T. A. Walker. September 2023.
https://youtu.be/9Sr62tcOj7QWQCS — Kerrigan, Kevin. “New Murals in the Peacock Arts District.” August 25, 2023.
https://www.wqcs.org/in-focus-with-irsc-public-media/2023-08-25/new-murals-in-the-peacock-arts-district-and-september-is-huger-action-monthSt. Lucie Voice — Firth, Kerry. “Fort Pierce Struts Its Creative Stuff with Peacock Arts District Murals.” September 28, 2023.
Telemundo 51 — Television feature on Samara Ash and public art.
2022
VoyageMIA — “Life & Work with Samara Ash.” October 13, 2022.
https://voyagemia.com/interview/life-work-with-samara-ash-of-edgewater-miami-fl/
2021
Shoutout Miami — “Meet Samara Ash | Visual Artist.” June 30, 2021.
https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-samara-ash-visual-artist/