Samir Sammoun (born August 10, 1952) is a Canadian–Lebanese artist and telecommunications engineer. He lives in the city of Brossard, Québec, since 1986. In 2017, the city of Brossard awarded him the Order of Merit for his contributions to culture and art at both the local and international levels.

Early life Samir Sammoun began painting in oils at the age of 13, while continuing his formal education. After completing studies at the Ecole des Arts et Metiers in Beirut in 1969, he emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1973 at the age of 21.

Work and careers

In 2003 Samir Sammoun was the invited guest of Emile J. Lahoud, President of Lebanon. His visit was featured in a segment on LBC-TV; and his painting Olive Grove was installed in the Baabda Palace, Presidential Palace in Beirut.

In 2009 he exhibited at the Plattsburgh State University Art Museum, Plattsburgh, New York to create a series of 18 oil paintings commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the European discovery of Lake Champlain. The paintings were exhibited there from May – July 2009, and featured in a live broadcast there on Fox TV; after which two were exhibited for a year at the Governor's mansion in Albany, upon the request of the First Lady of New York, Michelle Paige Paterson. Paintings from this group were also entered into the Plattsburgh State University Art Museum, and the Samuel de Champlain Museum's permanent collections.

Three of his paintings were acquired in 2011 by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Museum of Kuwait, for their permanent collection. Other Museum credits include a Group Exhibition at the McCord Museum in Montreal Feb–March 2002, a Guest Artist Exhibition at the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, California 2008 and a commission he painted in 1997 for the St. Joseph's Oratory, a National Historic Landmark in Montreal that receives 2.5 million visitors every year. Another painting was commissioned by Corporate Affairs International and donated to the government of Quebec. It is now included in the permanent collection of the Quebec government offices in Quebec City.

Works

Critics like Noel Meyer of MAGAZIN' ART have said, "Sammoun attempts to make his audience feel the wind blow through the trees, the heat in the air and the colours of the sky ..." Victor Forbes Editor of Fine Art Magazine, has said that "Sammoun's emotional investment in each work is evident in every canvas."

Paintings by Sammoun were in a 2012 group exhibition "Viewpoint and Vistas".

Publications

Boston Museum of Fine Arts "Give the Arts a Chance" Catalog 2011, 2012 Fine Art Magazine, Samir Sammoun in Montreal, Channeling Van Gogh, Victor Forbes, Winter 2006 Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal – Galerie d'art Catalog. Foreword by Michelle Dionne, First Lady of Quebec. 2005 Fine Art Magazine, Samir Sammoun Fields of Faith, Groves of Gratitude, Victor Forbes, Spring 2004 Fine Art Magazine, Samir Sammoun Walking with Giants, Victor Forbes, Spring 2003 Musèe Marc-Auréle Fortin Museum Catalog "Sammoun au Musée Marc-Auréle Fortin" 2003 MAGAZINART, October 2000 : Samir Sammoun, Artiste Peintre de Grande Classe Samir Sammoun, Artiste Peintre de classe internationale, Pierre H. Savignac, 1996 National Library of Canada, 1993 Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, 1992

Solo exhibitions Galerie d'Orsay, Boston, Massachusetts, 2022, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2024. Onessimo Fine Art February 2013, 2024 Hazelton Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 2022, 2023, 2024 Hazelton Fine Art Gallery, Port Carling, Ontario, 2023 Lily Pad Gallery, Milwaukee, United States, 2023, 2024. Tatum gallery, Red Bank, NJ, United States, 2023 D`may gallery, Cape May, NJ, United States, 2023, 2024. Mary Martin Galleries of Fine Art, Charleston, SC, United States, 2023, 2024.

Group exhibitions Context Art Miami, 2025 Art Expo, New York, 2025, 2024, 2023 IDS Toronto 2025 Start art fair, 2023, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK Art San Diego, San Diego, 2022 Art Expo, Dallas, 2022 Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, United States, 2018, 2022 LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2020, 2025 Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show Galerie d'Orsay "View Points & Vistas" 2012

Corporate and public collections His work is in private collections in the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, and England.

References

External links

SUNY Plattsburgh news Samir Sammoun Official Website Plattsburgh State Art Museum "Views of Lake Champlain" Samir Sammoun