Sam Briegel grew up in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in Knoxville, TN. She received her BFA in Three-Dimensional Arts from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2013 where she predominantly focused on ceramics. Following that, Briegel completed an internship at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts Clay Business in Helena, Montana. She went on to receive a post-baccalaureate program from the University of Montana in 2015 and began graduate school the following year. Briegel was awarded her Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Ohio University in 2018 and after graduating found herself in the Nation’s Capital completing a year-long residency at District Clay Center in Washington, DC. On top of being a resident at DCC, she managed the District Clay Gallery and Special Events.

Briegel moved to Baltimore following her DCC residency to complete a residency at Baltimore Clayworks as their Lormina Salter Fellow. She has been a represented artist by the Smithsonian Craft Show in 2020-2022 and has given workshops and been a visiting artist across the country. After completing her long-term residency at Baltimore Clayworks in 2020 she currently works out of a home studio at her farmhouse outside of Baltimore, Maryland. Sam is a current part-time faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.

Website: https://www.samanthabriegel.com