About Artist:
Sam Black was a highly acclaimed artist and educator. He was born in the Strathclyde region of Scotland and attended the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1936. After receiving his Teachers' Certificate/Art Teachers' diploma in 1937, he continued his art studies in London, Paris, and Brussels prior to WWII.

Collections:
   Major private and corporate collections throughout the world.

Statement:
"Teaching is art; art is teaching."

History:
When the war commenced in 1939, he enlisted in the Royal Scottish Fusiliers, receiving a commission in the Officer Corps. He was highly decorated during his years with the military and concluded his service in 1945 as a Major. Sam Black returned to educating and in 1958 moved to Canada where he taught at UBC for the next thirty years. In 1978 he retired to his studio on Bowen Island, and continued to gain recognition for his outstanding artwork over the years. Sam often carried a sketchbook with him. He was a very strong proponent of accurate observation and recording and talked about the importance of attention to detail. "Look for 45 minutes, draw for 15 minutes," evidenced by Sam's renderings of groups of seagulls, geese, or crows, where each bird is individually positioned and seems to project its own unique personality. In 1990, UBC honoured Black's unique contributions as an artist and educator by conferring upon him the degree Doctor of Letters, honoris causa. Sam Black died on 23 April 1998.