Sam Ainsley is an artist and teacher based in Glasgow. She has forged a remarkable career within the visual arts sector nationally and internationally. From 1985-1991 she taught on the Environmental Art programme when she then became Head of the Master of Fine Art course until 2006. She is a respected and published spokeswoman for the visual arts and her own artwork is in a number of public and private collections nationally and internationally. She has curated independent exhibitions and undertaken residencies in numerous institutions and arts organisations across the USA, Australasia, Europe and the UK. Ainsley has exhibited in Chicago, Melbourne, Athens, Iceland among other cities and most recently a one person show at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. In 2017, she was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) and inducted into the “Outstanding Women of Scotland” by the Saltire Society. Glasgow School of Art awarded Ainsley an Honorary Doctorate (D.Litt) for her contribution to art and art education in 2018. Studio Photo by Alexander Hoyle.