Creativity lives in the space between intuition and release, where something personal becomes something shared.
BIO
Paris is a Boston-based multidisciplinary artist who owns and operates a private studio in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts and Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
Her work has been featured on HGTV (House Hunters) and exhibited and collected throughout the United States, including exhibitions in Boston’s SoWa Design District, corporate placements through deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Somerville Open Studios, Artists’ Group of Charlestown, and the New England Art Center.
With over 20 years of experience as both an Art Director and fine artist, Paris brings a distinctive perspective to her practice, blending design sensibility with expressive abstraction and contemporary visual language.
For art direction and design work, visit samanthaparisestes.com
Artist Statement
My work often begins with a conceptual foundation or a meditative process, offering freedom beyond branding structures and commercial boundaries.
I work primarily with mixed media, building layered compositions that emphasize texture, depth, and movement. While the process remains intuitive and organic, my design background informs deliberate decisions in color, balance, and structure, creating a dialogue between intention and emotion.
Through abstraction, I invite viewers to engage emotionally and interpret freely, allowing each piece to hold personal meaning beyond the surface.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Small Works - AGC’s StoveFactory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
Unwrapping - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
ART in the PARK (Juried) - Artists’ Group of Charlestown, City Square Park, Charlestown, MA
Regimes of Truth: Art, Power, and the Making of Reality - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
Breakthrough (Juried) - John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Seaport (Front, Atrium & Harbor Park), Boston, MA
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
Sustenance (Juried) - Neighborhood Produce, Ball Square, Somerville, MA
The Alchemy of Art and Science - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
First Look - Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA
Art Newport (Juried) - Newport Harbor Island Resort, RI
New England Collective XV (Juried) - Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA
The Alchemy of Art and Play - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
2024
Small Works (Juried) - AGC’s StoveFactory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
Transcending Perfection: A Wabi Sabi Holiday Experience - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
A Visual Feast (Juried) - AGC’s StoveFactory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
Embracing Uncertainty - TAG The Art Gallery, 450 Harrison Ave #37, Boston, MA
Startling Unpredictability: The Art of New Beginnings - TAG The Art Gallery, Boston, MA
Celebrating 25 Years of Art in the ’Ville (Juried) - Inside-OUT Gallery, Somerville, MA
Clean Slate (Juried) - AGC’s StoveFactory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
First Look - Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA
2023
Small Works (Juried) - AGC’s StoveFactory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
ARTiculate (Juried) — Bristol Art Museum, RI
Bounce (Juried) - Inside-OUT Gallery, Somerville, MA
Mystic River (Juried) - Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, Medford, MA
2020
Sting 31 - The Beehive, Boston, MA