September 2009 - Carl Samson was co-juror along with painter and Art Department head Sam Knecht at the Portraits in Michigan exhibition in the Sage Center galleries at Hillsdale College. Painter Bunny Homan of the Michigan branch of the Portrait Society of America was instrumental in spreading the word statewide among artists. Carl held a three hour meet and greet critique session on September 12th with many of the artists in attendance.

Seven figurative paintings, from the intimate to the heroic in scale, look at twentieth century art history from the figurative painter's point of view.

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June 2009 - Carl Samson's ambitious new figurative work, Triumph of Truth, (detail at right), has been juried into the 73rd Annual Mid-Year Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art. The 8' x 5' painting shows a full-length female nude figure model standing in front of Picasso's Demoiselles D'Avignon, triumphant over the wounded Minotaur. It will be the first painting unveiled from a series of seven canvases, called Battle at the Twilight of Painting. The Butler exhibition opens on June 28th, 2009 and runs through August 23rd.

January 2009 - The Westervelt Warner Museum has invited Carl to join some of America's finest painters in their inaugural annual exhibition, Art America 2009. At the exhibit, Carl will be showing three pieces including At the Mirror, (detail at left), a painting of his twin daughters visiting their father's studio. Click here for the link.

August 2004 - The movie Artworks debuted, starring Virginia Madsen and Rick Rossovich as a pair of lovers tempted to cash in on their access to wealthy art collectors. Carl Samson was asked by director Jim Amatulli to create an original painting of a baby for the film. The painting, based on a likeness of Samson's twin daughters, plays a crucial role in the drama and is shown repeatedly throughout the movie. Other Samson canvases and drawings are also featured in the film including several of his wife.

May 2002 - Samson's portrait of The Honorable John J. Holschuh is unveiled at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The canvas is received with rave reviews, including those from former Senator and NASA pioneer John Glenn.

May 2002 - Richard Schmid, Nelson Shanks and Carl Samson take a moment to pose for the camera at the 2002 Portrait Arts Festival in New York. Shortly thereafter, Samson was unanimously elected Chairman of the Governing Board of the American Society of Portrait Artists.

September 1996 - Carl with fellow Russian and American artists on an historic cultural exchange sponsored by The OBEH Cultural Center and the Surikov Institute of Moscow.