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FOUNDERS FEATURE: SAM MORELLO

The Founders Feature highlights the Buckham Fine Arts Project and the artists involved from our early days.

Founders Feature: May 7 - May 13

Founding member, Sam Morello, is an ambitious printmaker and passionate artist. Morello’s prints are included in numerous collections including the Flint Institute of Arts.

Morello taught visual arts at Mott Community College from 1967 until his retirement in 1997. It was during his time at MCC that Morello met Nuzum and others in Flint who were excited about contemporary art and having a community of artists who could challenge each other. With much hard work, they brought together the Buckham Fine Arts Project.

“Sam was the brains of the operation and Buckham would not have thrived had it not been for his leadership and his attention to the realities of running a not-for-profit, artist-run gallery in downtown Flint Michigan,” shared Buckham member, John Dempsey.

In addition to many exhibitions at Buckham Gallery, Morello exhibited in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Kalamazoo.

Sam & Buckham
John Dempsey, May 2020

If there was no Sam Morello then there would be no Buckham Gallery. There is no question in my mind about that. Sam is the designated adult. He oversaw the Michigan grant applications, he served as president, vice-president and treasurer for many, many years. He led the Board of Directors for many, many years serving as the bridge between the gallery director and the Board and the Membership. He led efforts to organize, and run countless fund raising efforts, membership drives and spearheaded frequent efforts to motivate artist-members to pitch in and help the gallery function. Early-on he even called out the Bingo numbers and raffle winners during many of those fundraising efforts. Sam was the brains of the operation and Buckham would not have thrived had it not been for his leadership and his attention to the realities of running a not-for-profit, artist-run gallery in downtown Flint Michigan. If you don't believe me then try it sometime without Sam and see how far you get.


Sam Morello

Sam Morello started his education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, majoring in Art. After two years, Sam transferred to the College of the San Francisco Art Institute, where he earned a BFA, majoring in Painting, and minoring in Printmaking and Drawing. Following his undergraduate studies, Sam began graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley. After a year, he returned to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he completed his MFA.

A teaching position at Mott Community College brought Sam Morello to Flint in 1962. Teaching an array of art classes, Morello developed the print studio and remained at Mott for several decades. In 1987, Sam became the Chairperson of the Fine Arts Division, a position he filled until retiring in 1997.

During his teaching career, Sam Morello exhibited throughout the country, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Oakland Art Museum, Oklahoma Art Center, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the San Francisco Museum of Art. During the early years of Buckham, Sam frequently exhibited at the gallery (1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988) and curated many of the gallery's exhibitions.
Buckham Gallery is funded by the following organizations:
Generous support is provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. 

Our activities are sponsored in part by an award from the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL  and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 
​

This program is sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!
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  • Exhibitions
    • Late Summer Solo Exhibitions >
      • Sunstroke | Denise Burge
      • We All Live Downwind | Shanna Merola
      • Bedside | Emily Orzech
    • Early Fall Exhibitions
    • In Conversation
    • Exhibition Opportunities >
      • Press Play
      • 2024-2025 Season Call For Entry
      • PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
    • 2023-2024 Exhibition Season
    • 2022-2023 Exhibition Schedule
    • Selected Past Exhibitions >
      • Summer Solo Exhibitions >
        • In a Dream | Robert Beras
        • Nature is Healing | Maria Lux
        • Vocation as Vacation | Andrew Rider
      • June Solo Exhibitions >
        • Oasis of Symmetry | Aisha Changezi
        • Late Stage Block Party | Adrian Hatfield
        • Everted Sanctuaries: Exquisite Contortions | Ryan Lewis
      • April Exhibitions >
        • Sam Morello Selected Works
        • Small Works - National Juried Exhibition
        • Teeth & Hair - National Juried Exhibition
      • Late Winter Solo Exhibitions >
        • Tokens and Traces | Jeanne Ciravolo
        • Between Here and There | Kimberly LaVonne
        • A Reckoning in Pink | Danielle Mužina
      • January Solo Exhibitions >
        • Crawl Space | Guen Montgomery
        • Portraits of Home | Whitney Lea Sage
        • Interior Visions: Domestic Sphere | Stephanie Serpick
      • Early Winter Exhibitions >
        • Empty Road, Great Tornado - Emmett Merrill
        • Nice Things for Nice People - Kate Snow
        • Recent Work - Michael Melet
      • November Exhibition >
        • Buckham Artist Collaborators
        • On Screen: A Showcase
      • 101 Artists
      • Ojichaagwan Vessels- Guy Adamec
      • Caution: May Contain Nudity >
        • Donovan Entrekin
        • Friends
      • Summer Exhibitions >
        • Heidi Brueckner
        • Craig Hinshaw
        • Michael Weigman
      • Early Summer Exhibitions >
        • Barriers & Preservers | Margaret Davis
        • Endless Endeavors | Benjamin Muñoz
      • BIPOC is The Theme! >
        • BIPOC Artists for Feature Exhibition
        • Viewing Room
      • Late Winter Exhibitions >
        • Dialectics and the Decommodified: The Spectres of Capital- Morgan Craig
        • Textures of the Southwest- Robert Huebel
        • All the Pretty Little Horses- Chris Waters
      • Small Talk >
        • Viewing Room
      • December Exhibitions >
        • Horizons | Emily Legleitner
        • Indexing Schizophrenia | Diane Zeeuw
        • Seeking Solace | Rebecca Zeiss
      • Black & White
      • Entropy >
        • Viewing Room
      • 2021 Exhibitions
      • 2020 Exhibitions
      • 2019 Exhibitions
    • Art Money
  • Events
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    • B.Y.O.C.
    • Flint ARTWALK
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    • Past Events >
      • Past Artist Talks >
        • 2022 Smallidge Lecture
        • Jan. 10, 2020: Artist Talks with Ardea Thurston-Shaine and Dominique Chastenet de Gary
        • Tommy Mintz, Nov. 2019
        • 2019 Smallidge Lecture
        • June 2019: Panel Discussion with John Dempsey, Guy Adamec, and Amy Gibas
        • May 4, 2019- Artist Talk with Stephen Halko and Nick Reszetar
        • April 13, 2019 ​Artist Talk and Deviant Life Drawing Session with Jeanine Leclaire
      • Open Mic
  • PROJECTS
    • BFAP: On Screen >
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      • FAQ
    • BFAP: Interns
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      • Bob Campbell
      • Natasha Thomas
      • Shea Phire Cobb
    • Collaborators at Karmanos
    • Emerging Artist with UM-F >
      • 2024 Emerging Artist Fellowship
      • Steven Banks
      • My Proulx
  • About Buckham
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    • Board and Staff
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    • Buckham Community Membership
    • Founders Feature >
      • FOUNDERS FEATURE: THOMAS NUZUM
      • Founders Feature: Sam Morello
      • Founders Feature: Ken Kinyon
      • Founders Feature: John Dempsey
      • FOUNDERS FEATURE: GUY ADAMEC
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