Mary Ann Sampson
Mary Ann Sampson is an artist specializing in bookmaking, miniatures and broadsides.
Sampson received her Masters in Books Arts from the University of Alabama. She is an active member of the Guild of Book Workers, and co-chaired the southeastern chapter of that body. She served on the founding artist board for Space One Eleven and served as a panelist for the Alabama Council of the Arts. She served on the executive board for the Magic City Art Connection and as president and advisory board member for the Birmingham Art Association.
Sampson has received awards from Jacksonville State University, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Birmingham Arts Alliance. She is the founder of the OEOCO (One-Eye Opera Company) Press, which publishes limited edition letterpress books, custom bookbinding and unique editions.
Exhibitions
- UpSouth (1999) traveled to several venues across Birmingham, including Space One Eleven, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the UAB Visual Arts Gallery, and Agnes. It showed the work of Sampson along with artists Emma Amos and Willie Cole and writer bell hooks, as well as Ann Benton, Priscilla Hancock Cooper, Karen Graffeo, Lee Isaacs, Marie Weaver and Jess Marie Walker.
- "ABeCedarium: An Exhibit of Alphabet Books" Traveling exhibition (1998/99) Guild of Book Workers.
Works
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1989) "Fish". Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1989) "Purple Dreams". Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Taylor, Terrence A. and Mary Ann Sampson (1989) "Macaroni and Cheese" Edition of 20. Dolomite, Alabama: Duende Press.
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1990) "srebmun". Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1991) “Do the Dog”. Unique palm edition in cigar box. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1991) “One Moon: Two Moon; Three Moon Rising”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1992) “Visual Songs and Bone Dances”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1994) “Heart Song”. Unique slipcased edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1994) “Prayer Book and Singer”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1994) "Ragland Birds”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1995) "Aria". Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1995) “Barn”. Unique pop-up edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1995) "Beware of Rising Waters" . Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1995) "Landscape". Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann. Cover of "The Pink Riviera" (May 1997) Umbrella Vol. 20 No. 2
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1997) “Howl at the Moon, Shoot Out the Lights”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1997) “Singing and Dancing”. Unique slipcover edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1998) “Rejoice”. What is Hand series. Unique accordion book in case. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (1999) “Mona Lisa in the Heart of Dixie Lounge”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (2000) “Obstacles & Impressions”. Edition of 52. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Fields, Dororthy and Mary Ann Sampson (2003) “Then From These Stones”. Edition of 50. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press.
- Sampson, Mary Ann (2004) "Teaching a Bird to Sing". Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (n .d.) “Strange Birds”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (n .d.) “Henny Penny’s”. Unique edition. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (n. d.) “A Primer of Oriental Thought”. Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
- Sampson, Mary Ann (n. d.) "Basil Moon of Ardmore". Ragland, Alabama: OEOCO
External links
- Works by Mary Ann Sampson at Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers.