Sam Modder, a Nigerian Sri Lankan artist born in Lagos (1995) and raised in Sri Lanka, lives and works in Tampa. She graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, in 2017 with a BA in Studio Art and Engineering, and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, in 2022. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at the University of Tampa. Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and public spaces such as the Sarasota Art Museum (2024), African American Museum of Dallas, TX  (2023), Catskills Art Space in Catskills, NY  (2024), Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ (2024), and Catalina Hotel as a part of No Vacancy 2023 during Miami Beach Art Week.