Samantha Polinsky

Boston, MA | Samanthapolinsky@gmail.com | 860-471-0050

Portfolio: sammypolinsky.com

Education

2023          MFA, Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA), Boston, MA

2019          BA, Studio Art, Minor: English Literature, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Professional Experience

2024          Display Artist, Anthropologie, Lynnfield, MA 

2024          3D Instructor, Pre-College at Tufts University, Boston, MA, July 2024

2023          Post Graduate Teaching Fellow for 3D Foundations in Sculpture, SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA Fall 2023-Spring 2024

2023          Teaching Assistant, SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA (Type as Image, Graphic Arts Department, Spring 2023)

2022          Teaching Assistant, SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA (Intermediate Sculpture Fall 2022)

2022          Installation Team, Visions and Revisions, Nearby Gallery, Newton, MA

2019-20    Teaching Assistant, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (Senior Thesis Seminar, Fall and Spring). 

2021-22    Stockroom Associate, Technology and Media, SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA

2017          Intern, The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA

Awards, Honors, Residencies, and Grants

2023          2nd Place, Delightful Arts Competition, Ten Moir Gallery, Online Exhibition

2023          Honorable Mention, Seasons in Art, Ten Moir Gallery, Online Exhibition

2021-23     Merit Award, SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA

2019-20     Post Baccalaureate in Residence, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

2017           University of East Anglia, Norwich, England 

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition

2020          Follow Me @lilhotdog6969, Goodyear Gallery, Carlisle, PA

Two-Person Exhibition
2025           Dog Eat Dog Houses, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA (Pending)

2024          Dog Eat Dog Houses, Till Wave Gallery, Watertown, MA 

2022          They Really Just Said, “Here’s a Gallery—Enjoy!”, Mission Hill Gallery, Boston, MA (with Performance Artist, Camille Kershner)

Group Exhibitions

2024          Winter Showcase, The Till Wave Gallery, Watertown, MA

2024          Re-Un Making, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA 

2023          Delightful Arts Competition, Ten Moir Gallery, Online Exhibition

2023          Art Extravaganza, The Till Wave Gallery, Watertown, MA

2023          Seasons in Art, Ten Moir Gallery, Online Exhibition

2023          The Post Card, The VanDernoot Gallery, Cambridge, MA

2023          Lesley Salon Pop-Up Exhibition, Lunder Gallery, Cambridge, MA

2023          Been Here Before, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA

2022          Hot Babes Inside, Weems Atrium, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

2022          Visions and Revisions, Nearby Gallery, Newton, MA

2022          Photo and Digital Media Area Show, Weems Atrium, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

2019          Kinky Sink, The Trout Gallery, Carlisle, PA

2018          Midway Exhibition, Goodyear Studios, Carlisle, PA

2018          Arts Collective Annual Juried Exhibition, Goodyear Studios, Carlisle, PA

2017          Arts Collective Annual Juried Exhibition, Goodyear Studios, Carlisle, PA

Publications

2024          Ally Zlatar, “The End Times: Examining the Apocalypse Through Artists Perspectives,” The Starving Artist, Sept. 10 2024

2023         Cate Mcquaid, “Six Art School Stars to Watch,” Boston Globe, May 3, 2023

Visiting Artist Lectures, Presentations, Critiques

2024          Presentation, Undergraduate Critiques, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, February 21st