Sam Webb

Sam Webb is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans from intimate, handheld optical devices to expansive, immersive installations. Drawing deeply from the landscape of rural New England, Webb's work reflects on the role of an artist in an era shaped by climate change, exploring how shifting environments alter both perception and experience. Employing his knowledge and experience in lighting design, ecological gardening, and fabrication, he creates open frameworks that invite viewers to decode their relationship with the natural world and be transformed in the process. 

Through his work, Webb seeks to build emotional connection with the environment and confront the urgent challenges of our time. He continues to ask himself, how can I create art that addresses contemporary social and environmental needs for an unknowable future?

Selected Exhibitions

Cosmos Gallery - Gloucester, Massachusetts - Spectacle - September 19th - October 29th 2025

Symphony Hall - Boston, MA - Ghosts of the Future - December 3rd - January 3rd 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology LIST gallery - Cambridge, MA - How to fill 0.0159425696 Acres - October 18th - November 3rd 2024

A Street Gallery - Boston, Massachusetts - Evolution of the Unseen - February 29th - March 26th 2024

Installation Space - North Adams, Massachusetts - Spectral Strata - Light as a sculptural element class with Elaine Buckholtz - March 10th - April 22nd 2023