Sam was born in San Diego (1984) and raised primarily in Vermont. He graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon and is currently finishing his MFA at ICP-Bard in New York. He has several self-published books out now and Color Dying Light recently published by Hassla. Upcoming is a group exhibition/auction with Blind Spot at the X-Initiative in December, a solo show at Capricious Space in June, and a monograph with Lay Flat, out summer 2010.