Featured Artist: Dominique Samyn

Dominique Samyn

New Mexico artist

Dominique is born in Flanders, Belgium, where she studied fine arts.  

In 1989 she moves to the 
Washington DC area and studied painting at the Corcoran College of Fine Arts.
  From 1998 to 2001 she lived and worked in Lima, Peru.  During that time she painted the 
“Galapagos Series” after a trip to the famous islands in Ecuador.

In 2002 she had a studio in the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia.  There she 
worked on the abstract paintings called “Noah Series” inspired by a toddler, Noah.

Since 2006 she has been working in her studio in New Mexico on her new contemporary paintings 
called “Mustang Series”, "Sunshine Express Series and "Adobe Series"

Her latest work is abstract influenced by the New Mexico landscape and by symbols used by Native Americans.

She had numerous shows and awards in the DC area, Belgium and Peru.  

Her art is in private and 
corporate collections worldwide.