BIO
Sam Grabowska (b.1982 San Diego, CA, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Denver, Colorado, USA. Working predominantly in sculpture, their installations aim to reconstruct the body after emotional trauma. Grabowska has exhibited their work in museums and galleries across the US and Sweden including the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Denver Art Museum, SOO Visual Art Center, and Rejmyre Art Lab. Their work has been reviewed in The Denver Post and Southwest Contemporary, among others. They hold a PhD in architecture with a cognate in cultural anthropology, an MH in interdisciplinary humanities, a BFA in film, and a BA in environmental design. Grabowska is the founder of Manifolding Labs, a research and consulting firm focusing on trauma-responsive spatial design.


PRESS + FEATURES​​​​​​​
"Sanctum for 1985" in Tendrils, Trauma and the Body, Issue 1, Spring 2025
Review of “Haptic Terrain” / Denver Post / 2024
Review of “Haptic Terrain / Southwest Contemporary / 2024
Review of “Haptic Terrain” / Out Front Magazine / 2024
Review of “INTAKE” / Southwest Contemporary / 2023
Review of “Grossly Affectionate” / Denver Post / 2022
Studio visit / Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art / 2021
Studio feature / Hyperallergic / 2022
Interview / Voyage Denver / 2021
Interview / The Denver Art Museum / 2022
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