About Me
Samantha Moffatt-Sanz is a mixed-media visual artist & curator currently residing in Toronto, Tkaronto, after spending 4 years in Montreal, Tiohtià:ke. Having completed her BFA in in Art History & Studio Arts at Concordia University, she is now pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Criticism & Curatorial Practices at OCAD University.
Her research explores reciprocity within a highly commercial, competitive and often selfish industry. Moffatt-Sanz’s artistic and critical practice emphasizes the importance of slow, immersive, and intuitive creating and viewing. As well as exploration of medium and personal fulfillment throughout the creation process.
Her art is a mix of film and digital photography, mixed-media paintings, and 3-dimensional works, that range from representational and realistic to abstract and emotional.
She has been featured in various art competitions in Toronto and Montreal, and published in the Branksome Hall Arts and Literary Magazine Perennial, as well as the SAAG 2024 Arts Writing Reader, Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin.
Samantha is an active member of the arts communities in Toronto and Montreal.
Having been a volunteer at the Luminato Festival of Arts in Toronto, the Junior and Senior Arts editor of Perennial, a Juror for Concordia’s VAV Gallery, a member of the Board of Directors for the 2022-23 Art Matters Festival, a Radio DJ and show host at CJLO 1690AM, a vendor at various Art Markets in Toronto & Montreal and the VP of Events for Concordi’art.
Recently, she was an organizer for the 2026 OCADU Graduate Conference and a co-curator, Project Manager & Finance Manager for We Are Still Here - Technically at Xpace Cultural Center. Her work seeks to bridge the gap between academic, business, and unilateral decisions and alternative methods of curating, focused on reciprocity, mutual benefits, and bringing artist-run ethics and structures into the commercial gallery world.
Education
Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU)
Master of Fine Arts in Criticism & Curatorial Practices
Concordia University
Bachelors in Art History & Studio Arts
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
Running a Contemporary Art Gallery
https://www.credential.net/efcf5afb-428b-40f8-90e1-67cba853eb3f#acc.3bZSpgOH
Branksome Hall
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Primary Years Programme Diplima, Middle Years Programme Diploma, & Diploma Programme
Events, Exhibitions, Publications & Press
Events
April 2026
We Are Still Here - Technically - Exhibition at Xpace Cultural Center
February 2026
Expirementation through (dis)pleasure - OCADU 2026 Graduate Conference & Exhibition at 205 Richmond
December 2025
Vendor, Last Call Christmas Market, Toronto Sunday Markets, Parkdale Hall, Toronto
November 2025
Vendor, Christmas Market, Franklin Horner Community Center, Toronto
Vendor at the Riverdale Hub Artisan Market, Toronto
April 2025
(un) familiar spaces Art Exhibition
Art exhibition of Concordia University’s Undergraduate & Masters student’s work. Held at WIP Works event space on St Laurent. Co-Chair of the Jury & Concordi’ART VP of Events.
January 2025
Creative Futures; Careers in Art
Panel at Concordia University’s 4thSpace. https://tinyurl.com/yyh644sz Concordi’ART VP of Events.
December 2024
Holiday Market Fair; Career Advising & Professional Success, Concordia University
Selected out of a range of applicants, from students across faculties and local businesses and vendors, to sell items at the CAPS Holiday Market. Set up the table before the event, ran the table from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., and took down the table after. Handled cash and e-transfer transactions, solved any complications or issues on the fly and engaged with attendees.
November 2024
Paint & Sip
Paint & Sip Event at Cafe Camas Event Space in Montreal. Concordi’ART VP of Events.
Exhibitions
April 2026
Exhibited 8 pieces at RCHIVE Art Gallery Thursday group show with 4 other artists
September 2023
Exhibited Two Prints and a Painting at the Federation of Ontario Cottagers Association 60th Anniversary Event in Peterborough, Ontario
September 2023
2023 Foley Agricultural Society’s Fall Fair
Two film photography prints entitled Mount Orford and Mount Orford Forest were featured in the fair’s auction. Both prints were donated to the Foley Agricultural Society.
December 2022
2022 Pierrefonds-Roxboro Art Contest Exhibition
One painting entitled Midnights in the Mountains was displayed in the Pierrefonds Library as part of the contest exhibition. The exhibition ran from December 2nd to December 18th.
April - May 2019
Finalist in the 2019 Youth Photography Contest. Photograph displayed in the Views from “Generation Z” exhibition. Contest and exhibit are both part of the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival in Toronto.
Publications + Press
January 2026
Interview transcribed and published by Branksome Hall Alumni Association. Online and in the Road Alum Newsletter January 10th, 2026
Interview with Carol MARTIN Longwell’87 sourrounding our respective careers, experiences and lives as Branksome Hall Alums, and professionals in the art world, specifically curation. https://branksome.on.ca/branksome-news/belonging-reciprocity-and-choose-your-own-adventure-art-an-alum-conversation-about-curation-and-community-engagement/
September 2024
Published Writing; SAAG 2024 Arts Writing Reader, Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin, Lethbridge, Alberta
Curatorial writing piece submitted for the SAGG 2024 Arts Writing Prize was published in the Writing Prize Reader. Published work is a review of the Indigenous Voices of Today; Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience at the McCord Steward Museum in Montreal. https://tinyurl.com/2024-Arts-Writing-Prize-Reader
December 2023
Artist Feature; Concordi’Art Instagram, Concordia University
Featured as one of the Friday features on the Concordi’Art Instagram. The feature included photographs and writing about the work. Concordi’Art is a career guidance club that works to bridge the gap between art and business at Concordia. It aims to encourage awareness of the broad art industry for the Concordia community.
Holiday Market Fair; Career Advising & Professional Success, Concordia University
Selected out of a range of applicants, from students across faculties and local businesses and vendors, to sell items at the CAPS Holiday Market. Set up the table before the event, ran the table from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and took down the table after. Handled cash and e-transfer transactions, solved any complications or issues on the fly and engaged with attendees.
September 2023
Summer of Love Art Market; Fine Arts Student Student Alliance, Concordia University
Selected out of a range of applicants, from students across faculties and local businesses and vendors, to sell items at the FASA Summer of Love Art Market. Set up before the event, ran the table from 12-4 p.m., and took down the table after. Handled cash and e-transfer transactions, solved any complications or issues on the fly and engaged with attendees.
December 2022
Concordia Student Union X Faculty of Fine Arts Student Association Holiday Market
Selected out of a range of applicants, from students to local small businesses to sell work at the Holiday Market. Set up and ran the table alone for the day. Engaged with customers, completed transactions, and solved transaction and set-up issues on the fly.
May 2021
Branksome Hall Arts and Literary Magazine; Perennial
Three pieces published in the 2021 edition, online and in print. One digital artwork entitled “Self Portrait”, one painting entitled “Do you love me for me, or my body?”, and one drawing entitled “Slipping through my fingers”.
May 2020
Branksome Hall Arts and Literary Magazine; Perennial
Three photography pieces published in the 2020 edition in print. The film photography works are entitled “Summer” and “Home”. The digital work is titled “Gaze”.
Roles, Responsibilities and Experiences
January 2026 - April 2026
Project Manager & Co-Curator, OCADU School of Graduate Studies, Xpace Cultural Center, Toronto
Elected as Project Manager by a cohort of 7 OCADU Criticism & Curatorial Practice students to oversee exhibition planning & execution. Managed end-to-end project logistics, implementing a centralized digital drive and semiweekly progress tracking to ensure all milestones were met. Attended weekly meetings, organized & attended extra meetings. Ongoing artist liaison, sourced material for the exhibition proposal. Spearheaded the exhibition proposal, including artwork information & photo sourcing, comprehensive editing and successful formal presentations to Avalon Mott & Tairone Bastien. Secured venue partnerships with faculty members, OCADU events, & local Toronto Venue owners. Began sourcing external funding by pitching to the Dean, facilitated the team’s creation of a budget proposal, formatting the doc, allocating tasks & roles to members and completing most of the budget. Developed & monitored the overall budget, allocating roles, creating inventory & sales trackers for fundraising initiatives & sourced expense estimates. Planned, organized & executed 4 fundraising events. Was involved in exhibition layout, lighting, installation & de-installation. Overall, heavily involved in the entire project, beyond the parameters of Project Manager.
September 2025 - Present
Graduate Student Conference Organizer, OCADU School of Graduate Studies, Toronto
Volunteered for and selected for a position on the Grad Conference Council. Weekly meetings to plan the conference from start to finish. Working with the Council to come up with a theme, brainstorm graphics & communicate that to the graphic designer. Writing and promoting the call out. Hosted a drop in for students to attend and ask questions regarding the theme, and submission. Working with the team to promote the call out via email, social media, conversations & posters. Was one of two students with access to the email to respond to queries, manage communications & outreach to OCADU and other Grad Schools in Toronto. Reviewed and selected all workshop leaders, speakers/panelists & artists with the team. Liaised with applicants to inform decisions, and continued communication with selected participants throughout the pre-conference stages. Reviewed all incoming information & informed the faculty member what needed to be added, updated, changed etc. on the website. Compiled all incoming information via email and disseminated to correct team members to ensure progress in the planning stages. Organized the Installation & De-Installation of the art exhibition & was present for the respective days.
September 2024 - May 2025
Vice President of Events - Concordi’ART, Concordia University, Montreal
Selected out of various candidates to be the VP of Events for Concordi’art for the 2024/25 academic year. Concordi’art is a student run club that connects Concordia art students from various disciplines, and provides opportunities that foster connection, and networking within and beyond the Concordia community, educational opportunities that allow for a deeper understanding of the various professions within the art industry, and opportunities for exhibitions and income. Contacted event spaces, researched costs of materials, catering and events, aided other executives with the budget, planning and ideas for administrative work. Acted as a liaison between the final exhibition space & the team, and between the jury, artists & team. Co-Chair of the Jury for the final art exhibition (un) familiar spaces in April 2025, at WIP Works Event Space.
November 2024
Solo show juror, Gallerie VAV Gallery, Concordia University
Individually evaluated each application based on artistic merit, feasibility, clarity and affinity, giving scores out of 5 for each category. Met with the other jurors to collectively go through and discuss the applications, provide feedback, and select the top applicants. Submitted votes for the top three applicants, and then further went through their applications with the jury to provide more feedback and select the artist for the solo show.
June 2023 - August 2023
Companion; YMCA Fine Arts Camp, Concordia University
Companion at the YMCA Concordia University Fine Arts Camp for the 7-week summer session. Worked one-on-one with various children to ensure their participation and enjoyment of the camp. Spent two weeks with one camper, and 4 weeks with another. Assisted counsellors in tailoring activities to the abilities of my campers, communicated with respective parents regarding their child’s day, changes that needed to be made, feedback, and general daily checkups to ensure their child was getting the most from their time at camp. Spent time before my camper’s attendance learning their background, their needs, wants, interests and unique qualities to ensure I was equipped daily with the tools to foster an inclusive and fun summer camp experience. Communicated with my superiors to ensure my needs and my camper’s needs were met. Additionally, spent time as a floating counsellor assisting where needed, aiding staff in changing programming to be more inclusive and supporting staff who needed specialized support for some campers.
March 2024
Event Volunteer; Art Matters Festival, Concordia University
One day event volunteer for an Art Matters Vernissage and Artist Talk. Aided the facilitator in last-minute setup tweaks, supervised the artworks during the vernissage, troubleshooting issues, aided artists when needed, supervised gallery space and artwork during the artist talk, and aided visitors with questions, directions and providing information on Art Matters.
April 2023 - Present
Radio DJ at CJLO 1690AM; Concordia University Community Radio
Radio DJ with a weekly show, “Hittin’ All the Bases”. Creating weekly hour-long sets, prepping notes, and information on the music, researching local open mic events, local musicians and DJs playing around the city and informing listeners. Creating weekly playlists documenting the artists, song titles, whether the music is newly released, Canadian music, Hits, instrumental etc. Keeping track of song durations and talk spot durations down to the seconds in the playlist. Following the ad schedule and playing the ads at required times throughout the show. Updating the show web page with the show recordings, including descriptions, times, and dates. Adhering to Canadian Radio Rules and Regulations for song selections, and talk spot sections.
October 2022 - October 2023
Member of The Board of Directors for the Art Matters Festival
Worked to ensure that Art Matters BoD fulfills its legal duties and obligations to the Art Matters Festival; fostering Art Matters’ vision, monitoring its performance, developing its policy, ensuring the organization fulfills its legal responsibilities, and ensuring it acts with loyalty, honesty, diligence, and care. Attending board meetings, passing motions, and selecting festival facilitators, curators and jury members. Going over budgets, suggesting changes, and assisting facilitators and coordinators wherever possible. Completing interviews with coordinators for the Volunteer Coordinator Position. Member of the Catalogue Launcg Committee, planning and sunning the Launch and Clothing sale with other board members and volunteers.
October 2022
Juror for the 2022 Fall Programming at Gallerie VAV Gallery, at Concordia University
Jury member for Concordia’s VAV gallery fall 2022 programming. Individually went through each submission from the open call. Ranking them out of 5 based on personal affinity, feasibility to the project and/or individual works, clarity and coherence of the submission, and adherence to submission guidelines. From those ranks, designating an overall mark out of 5 to determine the successfulness of the work and its alignment with the VAV gallery’s mandate and anti-oppression values. Providing constructive comments and feedback to each applicant. A group meeting with all other jurors to discuss and collaboratively create a plan for the fall programming.
September 2020 - May 2021
Senior Arts Editor of the Branksome Hall Arts and Literary Magazine; Perennial
Collaborated with the Senior Writing Editor, Junior Arts Editor, and Communications Leader to plan and run team meetings virtually. Sourced submissions, contacted artists, ensured high-quality images and selected the final pieces for publication. Planned, designed and ordered team merchandise. Created the first publication draft and submitted it to the publisher. Collaborated with the other editors, leaders, team members and the publisher to revise each draft before sending the publication to print.
July 2020 - August 2020
Summer Media Internship at Caldwell Securities Ltd.
Created and edited videos of the Portfolio Manager discussing a fund for clients. Worked closely with the marketing team and altered the videos based on feedback and requirements. Populated the Caldwell Securities Ltd. Facebook page based on the existing LinkedIn page.
January 2020 - May 2020
Junior Arts Editor of the Branksome Hall Arts and Literary Magazine; Perennial
Assisted the Senior Editors in running team meetings, sourcing and photographing submissions. Created one section of the first draft and submitted it to the publisher. Worked with the Senior Editors and publisher to revise each draft before the publication was sent to print.
April 2019 - June 2019
Volunteer at the Luminato Festival of Arts in Toronto
Worked with other volunteers and exhibit managers to facilitate outdoor art exhibits. Interacted with the public to ensure the exhibits ran smoothly. Ensured the safety and proper condition of the exhibits.