Anna Sampson, born in Birkenhead, UK
Currently lives and works in London.
Education
2019 - 2021 MA Gender, Society & Representation - University College London (UCL)
2012 - 2015 BA (Hons) Fine Art - Chelsea College of Arts; University of the Arts London (UAL)
Selected Features
2025 THEM, Beyond Tom of Finland: 8 Artists Redefining Queer Erotica
2024 DAZED, These Provocative Portraits are a Celebration of Queer Erotica
2024 GAY TIMES, Anna Sampson's Queer Gaze is Evolving Erotica
2024 POLYESTER, 'Other Intimacies' is the Artbook Exploring the Political Potency of Queer Erotica
2023 PURPLE SEX, A Polaroid Series by Anna Sampson - collaboration with Vex Ashley
2022 DAZED, Lesbian Caners - collaboration with Ellis Jaz
2022 ART UK, Rediscovering Art by Women: Celebrating the Power of Marginalised Artists
2021 ANOTHER, Where Kink Meets Craft - collaboration with R&M Leathers
2019 DAZED, Artists Explore the Spectrum of Beauty
2019 THE FACE, The Real Deal: Brooke Candy
2019 i-D, These Powerful Photos Show the Beauty of All Bodies
2017 DAZED, Playful Photographs of Friends Dressed in Drag
2017 PURPLE SEX; Photographs of London Youth
2017 EVENING STANDARD, Why is Nudity Still Taboo?
Lectures & Launches
2025 CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS, Artist Lecture (March 12)
2024 PLEASE KNOCK, 'Other Intimacies' book signing, New York City (Oct. 26)
2024 CLAIRE DE ROUEN, 'Other Intimacies' book signing (Oct. 17)
2024 THE STANDARD, 'Other Intimacies' book launch, (July 10)
2019 KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, 'Performing Gender', artist lecture,
2018 THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S GALLERY, 'Gender Trouble', artist takeover
2018 TATE MODERN, The Feminist Library takeover
Exhibitions & Residencies
2025 ALICE BLACK GALLERY, 'Lady Lilith' , London (June 12 - July 13)
2025 UNTITLED SPACE, 'UPRISE: The Art of Resistance', New York City (March 8 - 29)
2024 GUTS GALLERY, 'PURITY & DANGER', Guts Projects, London (Oct. 25 - Nov. 19)
2024 MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, 'FETISH', London, (Sept. 5: CLOSURE)
2024 ART EXCHANGE, 'Lavender Menace: Language of Queer Feminism' (April 25 - May 31)
2023 REDISCOVERING ART BY WOMEN, Artist Residency, Paris (Dec. 5 - Jan. 6)
2022 QUANTUS GALLERY, 'The Unseen: Hunger Magazine x Rankin Creatives', London (June 15 - 24th)
2022 NUE GALERIE, Artist residency, Valencia (June 6– 14th)
2022 GALERIE JOSEPH LE PALAIS, 'Femme et Fatale', Paris (May 27– 29th)
2019 UNTITLED SPACE, 'BODY BEAUTIFUL', New York City (Nov. 21– Dec. 20th)
2019 PARALLEL VIENNA, 'Rethinking Vulnerability', Vienna (Sept. 24– 29th)
2019 VOGUE FABRICS, 'Ballad of Sexual Independency', London (Aug. 29th)
2019 TURNER CONTEMPORARY, 'Double Sided Sticky Tape', Margate, UK. (Aug. 5–8th)
2019 DALSTON SUPERSTORE, 'CAMP', London (Feb. 7th–May 1st)
2017 BLACK & WHITE BUILDING, 'Nasty Women', London (Sept. 21– 24th)
2017 THE PRINT SPACE, 'Photography on a Postcard', London (Oct. 12– 25th)
2017 DOOMED GALLERY, 'Gender Trouble' solo show, London (July 6– 9th)
Fashion & Print Features
2023 ARCHER, Issue 19: PLEASURE - Interview/Photo Piece (Winter 23)
2022 PORNCEPTUAL, Issue 5: Fluids
2022 MOAN ZINE, Issue 4 - Interview/Photo piece
2020 CACTUS, Issue 10: Sinead O'Dwyer - Manipulating Fashion Design, an Avant-Garde Approach to the Body (Spring 20)
2019 DADA, Issue 1: An ode to Nobuyoshi Araki - collaboration with Tessa Kuragi and Betony Vernon (Fall 19)
2018 F-Word, Issue 2: Youth Rising - New Gender Norms (Winter 17/18)
