Samantha Olschan is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist & educator who works across animation, art, and design. Her practice engages the language of layering, repetition, and fragmentation to explore how meaning is constructed and shared in contemporary culture. Through time-based media, editioned prints, digital collages, and hybrid installations, she addresses themes of resilience, identity, and social critique. Utilizing a blend of fine art and design, she  establishes points of tension, her work explores the dialogue between image, typography, and culture to communicate complex narratives challenging conventional views and enriching the discourse on awareness, compassion, and visual communication. 

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Recent exhibitions and screenings include the P.O.V. Series (PBS), The ShortList (PBS),  The Connecticut Art Directors Club, Tag Gallery Los Angeles, Las Laguna Gallery, Gallery Omnibus, Art X Gallery, the GenAI Summit, Hollywood North Film Awards, The William Benton Museum of Art, The Peninsula School of Art,  Black Maria Film & Video Festival, New Haven International Film Festival, The Seattle International Film Festival, Boston Cinema Census, Boston Underground Film Festival, FrackFest, Visionfest, Tribeca Cinemas, Bumbershoot, The Gene Siskel Film Center, Marblehead Film Festival, The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece,  and Womenwhodraw.com.

 

Teaching appointments in animation, design & media include: University of Connecticut, Pratt Institute, Wesleyan University, Quinnipiac University, Columbia College, New York Film Academy & The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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