Studio Artist
Chayse Sampy is a mixed media, Afro-surrealist artist from Houston, TX. She is currently a Studio Fellow at NXTHVN in New Haven, CT. A graduate of Florida State University (MFA, 2023) and Louisiana State University (BFA, 2020), Sampy’s work investigates Black interiority, intergenerational memory, and cultural resilience through painting, collage, and installation. She served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and instructor at the Glassell School of Art in 2024. Sampy is a recipient of the Wendy Wagner Winter 2025 Trio Grant. Her work has been exhibited regionally and nationally, with solo exhibitions at Sanman Studios (2024) and the Houston Museum of African American Culture (2025), as well as recent group exhibitions at the Context Projects (2025), Lawndale Art Center (2025), Texas Biennial (2024), Pen + Brush (2024), the FSU Museum of Fine Arts (2023), the Contemporary Art Center New Orleans (2023), ArtFields (2023), the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (2023), the Ritz Theater and Museum (2023), and Nia Cultural Center (2022).
Images from left: Photo of Chase Sampy by Merik Goma courtesy of NXTHVN; Captive Maternal, 2026, Colored pencil, acrylic, oil on wood panel, baseboard, insulation foam, photo by Chris Gardner courtesy of NXTHVN