Jonah Samson

Jonah Samson is a self-taught artist who has exhibited nationally and internationally. He presented his first solo exhibition with Macaulay & Co. Fine art in 2015 and his exhibition Another Happy Day (2013) at Presentation House was listed as one of the top 10 shows that season by Canadian Art magazine. Other exhibitions include Otherworldly at the Musée Eugène Leroy, France and the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, and Unearthed at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in the U.K.

Samson creates work that merges photographic, filmic and painterly processes. Absurdist theatre and literature are often referenced in his evocation of the bizarre and offbeat. He currently lives in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

SHELTER IN PLACE, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, 2021, 70 X 90 INCHES, CYANOTYPE AND NATURAL INDIGO ON ANTIQUE LINEN

ALL THAT FALL, 2021, 10 X 13.5 INCHES, CYANOTYPE AND NATURAL INDIGO ON ANTIQUE LINEN, HARDCOVER BOOK

BREATH, 2021, 33 X 41.5 INCHES EACH, TWENTY-FOUR VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PHOTOS

Jonah Samson, Two archival pigment prints, 2017, Unique Pair, 20 inches Height x 30 inches Width.

Unique Pair,

2017,

20 x 30",

Two Archival pigment prints

Two vintage silver gelatin prints, parakeet feathers, 2017, 18 inches Height x 11 inches Width.

Parakeet Feathers,

2017,

18  x 11",

Two Vintage silver gelatin prints

the light gleams an instant

Four Archival pigment prints,

2017,

approximately 46" Height, dimensions variable.,

(Left to right), Jonah Samson, Archival pigment print, rooster feathers, 2017, 24 x 31 inches; Archival pigment print, horsehair, lead crystal, silk, 2017, 24 x 31 inches; Archival pigment print, silk scarf, 2017, 24 x 31 inches.

Rooster Feathers,

2017,

31 x  24",

Archival pigment print, horsehair, lead crystal, silk

the light shone an instant

39 Silver Gelatin Photographs mounted to dibond,

2017,

9 feet long, vertical dimensions variable,

custom built shelves

Gold-toned Van Dyke print, peony, rhubarb root,

2015,

17 x 24",

Cyanotype, wild blueberry, blackberry,

2015,

16 x 20",

Gold-toned Van Dyke print,

2015,

18 x 24.5",

Gold-toned Atlantic sea salt print,

2015,

15.25 x 20",

Every exit is an entrance some place else III,

2015,

Approximately 24 x 27",

Five vintage silver gelatin photographs

Cyanotype, wild blueberries,

2015,

16 x 20",

Atlantic sea salt

Cyanotype, red maple leaves ,

2015,

17 x 21",

Atlantic sea salt

Gold-toned Atlantic sea salt print with kelp, 13 x 17.5" (left), 2015 Gold-toned Van Dyke print with kelp and Atlantic sea salt, 13 x 17.5" (right), 2015,

Cyanotype, sumac, mountain ash berries,

2015,

22 x 32",

Every Exit is an Entrance Somewhere Else,

2015,

8 x 10" each,

Three vintage silver gelatin prints