Sam McEwen is a British American artist. As a young painter, she left London for New York to gain early acclaim in what was the heyday of N.Y.'s art scene in the eighties. Singled out for her talent, she was represented by Tony Shafrazi alongside Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, James Nares, James Brown.

McEwen's work focuses on colour and forms through representations and interpretations of nature. Her large scale canvases range from a figurative narrative to abstract depictions.

The artist is currently working in London, UK.

Born	1960, London England
Education	Educated UK Sarah Lawrence College US School of Visual Arts NY US
One Man Shows	2019	Bower Paintings 2019, Generation and Display, London
	2014	New Work, Hartnoll and Daughter, London
	2011	Open Studio, London
	2010	VERY UP&CO London, London
	2003	Garland Paintings, Mark Wilson Gallery, London
	1994	Groucho Club, London
	1987	Galarie Beau Lezard, Paris
	1987	Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
	1985	Galarie Beau Lezard, Paris
	1984	Galarie Beau Lezard, Paris
Group Exhibitions	2019	Botanics Tristan Hoare, London
	2017	Flora Goodwin Recent Work 8 Female British Contemporary Artists November 2017
	2017	MoMA October 2017 Club 57 Film, Performance and Art in the East Village 1978 - 1983
	2015	A Strong Sweet Smell of Incense - A Portrait of Robert Fraser Pace Gallery, London
	2014	Duro Olowu: More Materials - Salon 94 Bowery, New York As Ithers See Us, Birthplace of Robert Burns Museum, Ayrshire, Scotland
	2011	Riflemaker Veiwing Room, London
	2010	House of Fairy Tales, St Ives Peter Blake, Damian Hirst, Sam McEwen Paul Stolper, London
	2009	House of Fairy Tales, London Mark Wilson Gallery, London
	2008	Concrete and Glass, Curated by Flora Fairbairne Studio Project Show, Acava Project Space Mark Wilson Gallery, London
	2007	Mark Wilson Gallery, London
	2006	Mark Wilson Gallery, London
	2005	Mark Wilson Gallery, London Uscha Pohl Gallery, NY
	2004	Mark Wilson Gallery, London
	2003	Mark Wilson Gallery, London Great Western Studios Open Studios, London
	1993	Acava, Studio Exhibition, London
	1989	Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, 'American Rainbow' Fun Radio, 'Magazine Exhibition of Contemporary Art' Beau Lezard Sud, 'Bruno Schmidt and Samantha McEwen' Galerie J Mitterand, 'Contemporary Sculpture'
	1987	Galerie Yves Lambert, Paris, 'Benefit Exhibition for Aids'
	1986	Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 'James Nares, Samantha McEwen and Zadik Zadikian'
	1985	Artmart, New York, 'Works on Paper' Saiaye Bronson Centre, Toronto, Canada Galerie Christian Cheneau, Paris Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York Artmart, New York Coupole, Paris, 'Les Pilliers de la Coupole', organised by Galerie Beau Lezard
	1984	Artmart, New York Pittsburgh Center for The Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 'New Attitudes: Paris/New York' Khiva Gallery, San Francisco Miami Library System, Miami, Florida, 'New World Show'
	1983	Galerie Beau Lezard, Paris Langton Gallery, London Hyppodrome d'Auteul, 'Ricochet', organised by Galerie Beau Lezard Exhibition of banners in the courtyard of the Louvre, Paris 'Mode et Peintures au Louvre', organised by Galerie Beau Lezard
Commissions	2007	Royal Parks, Deck chair Commission
	2006	Renshaw Hiscox Architects
	2000	Woody's Nightclub and Restaurant, paintings in restaurant
	2004	Simon Finch Rare Books
	1997	Jigsaw, Tokyo Fiva Paintings Carpet design Interior collaboration with JAM Normans Restaurant, Leeds
	1989	Tante Claire Restaurant, London
	1988	Harvey's Restaurant, London