• Sugar Coated
  • Terraforming
  • The Wanderer in the Mist
  • Twilight of Earth
  • Echoes of the Void
  • Vanishing Realms
  • Video
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Samantha Salzinger

  • Sugar Coated
  • Terraforming
  • The Wanderer in the Mist
  • Twilight of Earth
  • Echoes of the Void
  • Vanishing Realms
  • Video
  • CV
  • Artist Statement
  • Bio
  • Instagram
  • Contact

 

Step inside Sugar Coated—immersive, a little surreal… and yes, it even smells like cotton candy.
On view at MAD Arts @madarts_space through June 14

#immersiveart #installationart #contemporaryart #newmediaart #diorama #artinstallation #
I’m excited and honored to be receiving a 2026 Ellie Creator Award!
Thank you to Oolite Arts @oolitearts for your support ❤️ Congratulations to all the artists—I’m so happy to be in such great company!
Meltdown, 2025 - Part of the Sugar Coated installation now on view at Mad Arts Museum @madarts_space

#contemporaryart #installationart #behindthescenes #diorama #artprocess #artiststudio #immersiveart
Tatsey Cakes, 2025 - Part of the Sugar Coated installation now on view at Mad Arts Museum @madarts_space

#contemporaryart #installationart #diorama #artprocess #artiststudio #immersiveart
A look behind the scenes — Hand built wax construction of Goody Goody Gumdrops, 2025 

Part of the Sugar Coated installation now on view at Mad Arts Museum @madarts_space 

#contemporaryart #installationart #behindthescenes #diorama #artprocess
Looking forward to spending Thursday evening at @madarts_space for an artist talk hosted by @sobracollective.

March 5 | 6–8pm
Details + membership info: @sobracollective
I’m honored to be part of Salon Together—, a special fundraiser exhibition at Dimensions Variable supporting the production of their upcoming 16-year publication.

All works in this exhibition have been generously donated by artists who h
Sugar Coated is an immersive environment that moves the viewer through a hyper-stylized environment designed to mirror dopamine-driven reward cycles. Moments of visual pleasure give way to disintegration, only to regenerate and repeat. 

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I’m excited to invite you to the opening of "Sugar Coated" at Mad Arts Museum on February 14, 6–9 PM 

A huge thank you to Marc Aptakin @maptakin and the entire Mad Arts team @madarts_space for their generosity, support, and bel
“I Scream” (2024)
On view in "Growing Portraits" through January 10 at @studio1608wpb

Thank you to @adamvondolle and @benmorxey for including this work alongside so many incredible artists.

#growingportraits #studio1608 #browa
Installation view of my work from Ping Pong Miami 2025.
A big thank you to @sue.irion for the opportunity to show my work in both the Miami and Basel editions this year. #pingpongbasel It’s so awesome to be part of this cross-cultural exchange.
Thrilled to share that one of my Sugar Coated images was chosen for a @redbull cooler collaboration. Big thank you to @madarts_space! The cooler will be on view at the @rubellmuseum during Miami Art Week (Dec 4–6) for the Saint and Citizen even
Excited to be part of Ping Pong Miami during Miami Art Week.
Huge thank you to Sue Irion @sue.irion
for including me in this year’s Miami and Basel shows. #pingpongbasel

Hope to see you there!

Ping Pong Miami 2025
Opening Party: December 5, 2
“Sundae Best” 2024 —part of my ongoing exploration on desire, consumption, and decay through handmade worlds. A few weeks ago, I posted a short process video if you’d like to see how it was made.
"Slurpee" 2024 made from foam, resin and slime! 

#diorama, #handmade, #contemporaryart, #floridaartist, #contemporaryphotography
“Gummy” 2024 diorama from the series Sugar Coated