Sam Block is an artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. She received a BA in Design in 2015 from the University of California, Davis. From 2015-2022 she worked as an experiential graphic designer, designing signage, wayfinding systems, and graphic installations for the built environment. Now, she designs and builds objects & spaces exploring themes of nostalgia and memory. Sam is currently a core fellow at Penland School of Craft in Western North Carolina.