Print with repeated motif of hearts, covering the entire surface of the paper. Printed in purple, dark pink and black ink. The artist write about this print: "Red Heart was for an exhibition by Street Level Gallery on Motherhood "No mean feat" in 2001 and showed my son's heart cloned [repeatedly] as I believe he has a heart of gold that should be acknowledged and repeated everywhere and by everyone."
Sam Ainsley studied Foundation Studies (CNAA), Jacob Kramer College of Art, Leeds (1972-1973) before studying a BA (Hons) degree at Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1974-1977) and a Postgraduate Diploma at Edinburgh College of Art (1977-78). She was also awarded the Andrew Grant Fellowship, Edinburgh College of Art (1978-1979).
Sam Ainsley is a Senior Lecturer of Fine Art at the GSA. She is the founder and former Head of Master of Fine Art programme and is a respected spokeswoman for the visual arts. She has served as a Board member on The Scottish Sculpture Trust, The Arts Trust of Scotland, as well as many others. She was appointed to the Council of the Scottish Arts Council in 1998 and Chaired the Visual Art Committee at the SAC for two terms of office. Her extensive International travel and invited role as a visiting artist and curator have enhanced her informal position as an “International Ambassador” for Scottish Art and Artists.
As an artist, Sam Ainsley has exhibited worldwide including France, Australia, Greece, USA and Ireland. Some of her exhibitions include La Jeune Tapisserie en Ecosse, Villefort, Lozere, France (1978), Scottish Art Since 1900, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh and Barbican Art Gallery, London (1989-1990) and Mapping the Difference II, Hellenic American Union, Athens (1999). In 2004 she was awarded a research grant to produce ten digital drawings on canvas for a proposed collaborative exhibition in the US.
Her work is displayed in many public collections including Leeds City Gallery, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 20th Century Collection of Women's Art, New Hall, Cambridge and The Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. [Artist quote via email, Feb 2020].
