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Abi Joy Samuel (b. 1993, London) is a multi-award-winning interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, installation, photography, and painting. Educated across Central Saint Martins, the University of Westminster, the Royal Drawing School, and the Royal College of Art, her diverse training informs her distinctive material and narrative approach. Working often with found objects and skin-like organic materials, Samuel transforms everyday remnants into sculptures and installations that explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging, rooted in her experiences as a British Jewish woman who spent her early years in foster care. Her drawings and paintings further probe these emotional terrains through layered, expressive self-portraiture. Unifying her work is an ongoing investigation of vulnerability, resilience, and personal metamorphosis.

Education: 2025 - Masters in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art; 2024 Graduate Diploma in Fine Art from The Royal College of Art - Distinction; 2023 10 Week Intensive Drawing Program at the Royal Drawing School.

Grants & Awards: 2025 - Leverhulme Arts Scholarship for the Royal College of Art; 2024 - The Quinn Emanuel Artist-In-Residence program in London; 2024 - Scholarship Award from the Royal College of Art.

Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions: Ryan Graff Contemporary | Duo show | San Francisco, USA (2025); Frieze Gallery | Duo show | Mayfair, London (2024); - Donya Gallery | Group show curated by Vittoria Beltrame | Mayfair, London; (2024) | J/M Gallery | Solo show curated by Vittoria Beltrame | Notting Hill, UK (2023).