Samantha Fields
Sam has been teaching fiber/sculpture-based practices for 20 years in multiple institutions, She is a practicing artist in Hyde Park. Sam is drawn to the materials and processes that have historically lived outside of an “Art” context,
she strives to make work that can live in and speak to the different worlds of 'high' and 'low.' “I make--slowly--with/through craft. Making slowly is a personal act of resistance against the fast-paced, multi-tasking, product-driven world in which I find myself.” As a multimedia artist, Sam engages with textiles and craft-based processes
as a survival mechanism, aesthetic, and a conceptual strategy. Through these modes of making, she is able
to explore different social constructs associated with the decorative: gender, class, professional/hobbyist,
and the hierarchical categories of taste and morality. Sam received her MFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts College of Art; and is currently Lecturer of Sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts |Tufts University.
sTACY Arman
Stacy Arman is a multidisciplinary fiber artist who lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work consists of weavings, digital surface designs and sculptures. Her recent work is about how one can manipulate their hair texture, to make one fit into a racial or ethnic community, or create an outsider of one. Her work focuses on exploring and celebrating Black hair and hairstyles as well as the discrimination of specific hair textures based on conversations with family, friends, and strangers.
Stacy received her BFA in Fibers from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited in galleries at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the Harriet Tubman House, Artblock and the Piano Craft Gallery in Boston, MA. Stacy’s work has been included in press releases by The Boston Sun and High Profile.