Contact: sammileighmclean@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2017 MFA, Studio Art - Concentration in Printmaking, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2012 BFA, Studio Art - Concentration in Printmaking, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
GRANTS / SELECTED HONORS
2018-21 Creative Investment Program Grant (Co-Author), Broward County Arts Cultural Division, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2019 Knight Arts Challenge (Co-Author), Knight Foundation, Miami, FL
2018 Artist in Residence, IS Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2017 Esther Saylor Rothenberger Fellowship, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2017 Friedland Project Grant, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2016 Advisory Board School of the Arts Creative Grant, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2016 Esther Saylor Rothenberger Fellowship, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2015 Study Abroad Scholarship - Berlin, Germany Office of International Programs, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2015 Study Abroad Scholarship - Berlin, Germany Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2015 Study Abroad Scholarship - Berlin, Germany Visual Art and Art History Dept, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2015 Lynn Travis Stender Art Scholarship, Women in the Visual Arts, Inc., Boca Raton, FL
2015 Rothenberger Fellowship Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2014-17 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Scholarship, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2012-14 Artist in Residence - Dreyfoos School of the Arts - West Palm Beach, FL
2008-12 School of Art & Art History Talent Grant - University of South Florida - Tampa, FL
2008 Dreyfoos School of The Arts Foundation Scholarship, Dreyfoos High School of the Arts - West Palm Beach, FL
SOLO / TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019 If I can’t see you from here, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
2018 Installation, Thunderlandia, West Palm Beach, FL
2018 Reactive Objects, IS Projects, Ft Lauderdale, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 (Upcoming) Spare Change, Miami Paper & Printing Museum, Miami, FL
2023 Chance Encounters, Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, FL
2023 Under the Sun, IS Projects, Miami, FL
2021 Expanding Printmaking: South Florida Artist-Run Presses, The Schmidt Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2020 Works on Paper, Studio 1608, West Palm Beach, FL
2019 Biennial Faculty Exhibition 2019, The Schmidt Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2019 HERE (Local/Non-Local), PBSC, West Palm Beach, FL
2019 Arboreal, Bailey Contemporary (BaCa), Pompano Beach, FL
2019 Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
2018 Highs + Lows, 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2018 Holding Pattern, Fritz Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2018 Educators and Artists, Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, FL
2017 Liminal Encounters, Fritz Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2017 Seeking Shelter, Theater Lab - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2017 Biennial Faculty Exhibition 2017, The Schmidt & Ritter Gallery - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2017 In Practice, IS Projects - Fort Lauderdale, FL
2017 Little Triggers, Tempus Projects - Tampa, FL
2017 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, The Schmidt Gallery - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2017 Landing, Cornell Museum of Art – Old School Square, Delray, FL
2016 Florida Femme, The Box Gallery – West Palm Beach, FL
2016 Lucent, Cornell Museum of Art - Old School Square, Delray Beach, FL
2015 Rebound, Gamut Space, Zine Publication
2014 You Are Here, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2013 SUSTAIN, Art House of Delray, Delray Beach, FL
2012 House Warming, Art House of Delray, Delray Beach, FL
2012 The Vault BFA Thesis Exhibition, Downtown Tampa, FL
2012 Lucid Living, Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL
2008-12 Art House, USF College of the Arts, Tampa, FL
2008 Myth, USF Printmaking Exhibition - Honorable Mention, Tampa, FL
CURATION
2021 Into the Fold, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
An exhibition spanning 15,000 sq feet highlighting the 11 artists featured in Existent Books; a semi-annual
artist book publishing initiative.
2019 Extra Pulp, Portfolio Exchange
A paper-forward portfolio exchange organized in collaboration with Ingrid Schindall of IS Projects, featuring 20
of the most prominent papermakers from along the east coast
2019 In Exchange, The Projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL
In collaboration with Small Press Fair South Florida, In Exchange celebrates the
collaborative nature of Fine Art Printmaking by exhibiting collaborative works by 21 artists
2018 Pushing the Pull, The Projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL
In collaboration with Small Press Fair South Florida, Pushing the Pull is an exhibition highlighting experimental and
non-traditional applications of contemporary printmaking by 30 national and international artists
2017 SURFACE, Resource Depot, West Palm Beach, FL
An exhibition of Florida Atlantic University’s printmaking students featuring woodcut and collagraph prints utilizing
repurposed materials from Resource Depot
PUBLICATIONS & BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 Hand Papermaking Magazine Article, Winter 2020 Issue
“Extra Pulp: A Paper-Forward Exchange Portfolio”
2020 “POP Member Showcase: 7 Monoprints” Article, People of Print
2019 Rocking Chair Sessions Podcast, Interview, Vol. 128
PRESENTATIONS
2021 Curator’s Conversation and Tour, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
2019 Curator’s Conversation and Tour, FAR Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2017 Friedland Grant Winners Project Presentation, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2016-19 Teaching Artist, Norton Museum of Art
2016 Visiting Artist, University Galleries Artist Mentorship Program Camp
2015-17 Laser Cutter Technician, Florida Atlantic University
2014 Printmaking Instructor, Armory Art Center
2012-14 Printmaking Instructor, Dreyfoos School of the Arts