Introducing the first of it’s kind, the SAM SINGH x MARK SERRANO Vince Carter Collab!
What a great honour it was to collaborate with Toronto lettering artist Mark Serrano on a portrait of the greatest Toronto Raptor of all time, Vince “Vinsanity” Carter. Vince may be “half man half amazing”, but he is 100% Raptor in this piece.
Check out some Behind the Scenes shots of our collaboration here.
2025.
4 of 4 art pieces with NBA Canada through their prestigious NBA Creators Program, in partnership with Microsoft Canada. Yayyy! Click here to read more about my collaboration with NBA x Microsoft!
This is a promo poster to kickoff the Canadian Preseason games hosted by Montréal, with the long awaited match up between our Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards. Always love watching our boy Scottie Barnes go up against Kyle Kuzma!
Client: NBA Canada + Microsoft Canada.
Creative Director: Jordan Nelson.
2024.
3 of 4 art pieces with NBA Canada through their prestigious NBA Creators Program, in partnership with Microsoft Canada. Yayyy! Click here to read more about my collaboration with NBA x Microsoft!
This season’s Tip Off Game will see major draft changes with three of the leagues top players calling new teams home: Paul George for the 76ers, Demar DeRozan for the Kings, and Klay Thompson for the Mavericks. I’m curious to see how this all plays out!
Client: NBA Canada + Microsoft Canada.
Creative Director: Jordan Nelson.
2024.
2 of 4 art pieces with NBA Canada through their prestigious NBA Creators Program, in partnership with Microsoft Canada. Yayyy! Click here to read more about my collaboration with NBA x Microsoft!
This second piece is inspired by Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Game 4 was a pivotal moment for the Dallas Mavericks after a 3 game losing streak, so I thought I'd make a hype poster highlighting their crucial match up against the Boston Celtics for the championship.
Client: NBA Canada + Microsoft Canada.
Creative Director: Jordan Nelson.
2024.
🥳 This is an exciting one! 1 of 4 art pieces with NBA Canada through their prestigious NBA Creators Program, in partnership with Microsoft Canada. Yayyy! Click hereto read more about my collaboration with NBA x Microsoft!
This first piece is a hype poster highlighting the anticipated match up between Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks. I always love watching Steph Curry match up again Luka Dončić, so naturally I chose to draw two of my favourite players in the league.
Client:NBA Canada + Microsoft Canada.
Creative Director: Jordan Nelson.
2024.
Cover art for "I Spy: After Hotel Rwanda" podcast for Foreign Policy Magazine of Mr. Paul Rusesabagina.
I had the honour to draw a portrait of Mr. Rusesabagina, a man known for saving over twelve thousand lives during the 1994 genocide. The 4-part podcast series covers Paul's bizarre abduction in 2020, his 2-year long imprisonment, interrogation, torture, and the miraculous effort it took to bring him home.
HUGE THANK YOU to my AD Brooks Robinson for giving me a playground to explore more heavy handed topics. I had a great time discovering the voice for this piece with your guidance.
Client: Foreign Policy Magazine.
Art Director: Brooks Robinson.
2024.
Here’s a quick baseball card inspired piece of the coolest Toronto Blue Jay Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I didn’t even know one person can hit 72 home runs in a row. Let’s GO Toronto!
2023.
Celebrity caricature of Hollywood award winning director Ava DuVernay.
2015.
A collection of historic black singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
This years roster includes Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Bob Marley.
Series II.
Prints available on SAM SHOP here.
🥳 Jimi and Bob are now American Illustration 40 Chosen winners!
2021.
Part of an ongoing portrait series of historic black actors, athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Series I | Series II | Series III
2023.
Part of an ongoing portrait series of historic black actors, athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Maestro Fresh Wes is coined as Godfather of Canadian rap and hip-hop, and is the first Black Canadian rapper to receive Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 2024.
Series I | Series II | Series III
2025.
An ongoing collection of historic black singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
This years roster highlights historic Academy Award winners Sidney Poitier, Hattie McDaniel, Jamie Foxx, Viola Davis, Denzel Washington and Halle Berry.
Series I | Series III
Prints available on SAM SHOP here.
🥳 Sidney, Hattie, Viola and Denzel are now American Illustration Select Winners. That means in the book baby!
2022.
Part of an ongoing portrait series of historic black actors, athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Nurse Lillie Johnson was the first Black Director of Public Health of Ontario, and advocate for Sickle Cell Disease patients. She founded the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario, a non for profit organization who pioneered Sickle Cell newborn screening as standard in Ontario health care.
Series I | Series II | Series III
2025.
Part of an ongoing portrait series of historic black actors, athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Eleanor Collins is coined as the Canadian First Lady of Jazz who broke television barriers in the 1950s, as the first Black Canadian entertainer to host her national variety show, The Eleanor Show in 1955.
Series I | Series II | Series III
2025.
An ongoing collection of historic black athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
This years roster highlights history making athletes Hank Aaron, Florence Griffith Joyner, Joe Louis, Serena Williams, Simone Biles, and Kobe Bryant.
Prints available on SAM SHOP here.
🥳 Serena and Kobe are now American Illustration 42 Chosen Winners!
2023.
Part of an ongoing portrait series of historic black actors, athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Colonel Lincoln M. Alexander served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WW2, and became the first Black person elected to Parliament in Canada’s House of Commons.
Series I | Series II | Series III
2025.
“Geoffrey, break out Lucille”. I LOVE Uncle Phil!
Part of an ongoing portrait series of historic black actors, athletes, singers, songwriters, and entertainers who are the trailblazers of their era for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Series I | Series II | Series III
2024.
Part of a series of concept illustrations for The No Compromise Black Skin Care Guide by Canadian author and skin theologian C. R. Cooper.
Each piece tackles a common skin care myth or bad practice for black men and teenagers. This piece addresses the agonizing task of shaving with ingrown hairs, and how powerfully painful the process can be if done incorrectly. This does not look fun, but the art is pretty fun!
See the remaining 4 illustration here.
Client: C.R. Cooper / The Skin Theologian
Amazon Bookstore
2022.
🥳 It’s official Sam Singh is PUBLISHED!
I had a great time working on all the illustrations inside The No Compromise Black Skin Care Guide by C.R. Cooper.
Check out the book cover design here.
To our men, boys, dads, brothers, and uncles, this volume is dedicated to you. Thank you Charmaine for tagging me along your crusade for quality skin care for all.
Client: C.R. Cooper / The Skin Theologian
Amazon Bookstore
2022.
Editorial spot illustration of Assistant Professor of African American Arts at UCLA, for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online publication dedicated to celebrating black female entertainers and entrepreneurs.
Client: Sisters Letters by AARP.
Art Director: Dian Holton.
2024.
Editorial spot illustration of aboriginal artist Erica Lord for The Girlfriend by AARP Magazine, an online newsletter celebrating Gen X women.
How much fun is Erica’s pink hair and boho fashion style!
Client: The Girlfriend.
Art Director: Dian Holton.
2023.
Editorial spot illustration of Canadian actress Gloria Reuben for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online publication dedicated to celebrating black female entertainers and entrepreneurs.
Client: Sisters Letter.
Art Director: Dian Holton.
2024.
Editorial portrait of CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online newsletter celebrating black women, influencers, and entrepreneurs.
Thasundra is the only black woman and CEO of a Fortune 500 Company. Now that is what I call black power!
Client: AARP, Sisters Letter.
Art Director: Dian Holton.
2023.
Editorial portrait of Vogue Magazine’s fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online newsletter celebrating black women.
I had a lot of fun exploring Gabriella’s bright, punchy, and eclectic fashion style.
Client: Sisters Letters by AARP Magazine
Art Director: Dian Holton
2022.
Editorial spot illustration of American rapper Da Brat for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online publication dedicated to celebrating black female entertainers and entrepreneurs.
Client: Sisters Letter by AARP.
Art Director: Dian Holton.
2024.
Editorial portrait of 90s sitcom actor Jasmine Guy for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online newsletter celebrating black women.
I always loved Jasmine’s sexy, sassy fashion style on TV, so naturally I had to put her in a pink boa.
Client: Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine
Art Director: Dian Holton
2022.
Editorial spot illustration of American executive chef, Mashama Bailey for Sisters Letter by AARP Magazine, an online publication dedicated to celebrating black female entertainers and entrepreneurs.
Client: Sisters Letter by AARP.
Art Director: Dian Holton.
2024.
Part of a series of editorial spot illustrations of local South Carolina artists for Garden & Gun Magazine, April/May 2024 Arts Edition.
See all 4 portraits from the series here.
Client: Garden & Gun Magazine.
Art Director: Julia Knetzer.
2024.
A series of editorial spot illustration portraits of St. Louis’s top inspirational women for St. Louis Magazine. I love working with a limited colour palette to push the visual impact of each piece.
The influencers I had the privilege to work on are:
Ashley Swip, Founder of 3 Little Birds 4 Life non for profit.
Amanda Helman & Susan Logson, Founder of Golden Gems retail.
Natasha Bahrami, Founder of The Gin Room.
Sharonica Hardin, Superintendent of The School District of University City, St. Louis.
Keisha Mabry Haymore, Founder and motivational speaker of HeyDays.
See full article post here.
Client: St. Louis Magazine
Art Director: Tom White
2023.
Editorial spot illustrations for St. Louis Magazine's August 2024 issue featuring local craft brewers. Always a pleasure to work with wonderful smiles 🙂
Client: St. Louis Magazine.
Art Director: Tom White.
2024.
Part of a series of editorial spot illustrations of local South Carolina artists for Garden & Gun Magazine, April/May 2024 Arts Edition.
See all 4 portraits from the series here.
Client: Garden & Gun Magazine.
Art Director: Julia Knetzer.
2024.
Editorial spot illustrations of four rising artists and entrepreneurs for Garden & Gun Magazine, The Arts April/May 2024 edition.
I had the pleasure of drawing four black and white portraits of Chase Quinn, Patricia Hanna, José Rizo, and Ryan N. Dennis.
Client:Garden & Gun Magazine.
Art Director:Julia Knetzer.
🥳 Update: These pieces are now SPD60 Merit Winners for 2024! Wooohooo!
2024.
Part of a series of editorial spot illustration portraits of St. Louis’s top inspirational women for St. Louis Magazine. Portrait of sisters Amanda Helman and Susan Logsdon, founders of Golden Gem retail.
Click here to see the other 5 portraits.
Client: St. Louis Magazine
Art Director: Tom White
2023.
Part of a series of portraits for Western University’s Rapport Magazine of Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry’s alumni Cathy Zhuu.
Client: Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Art Director: Allan Lewis.
2024.
Part of a series of portraits for Western University’s Rapport Magazine of Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry’s alumni Fred Possmayer.
Client: Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Art Director: Allan Lewis.
2024.
Part of a series of editorial spot illustration portraits of St. Louis’s top inspirational women for St. Louis Magazine. Portrait of Natasha Bahrami, founder of The Gin Girl.
Click here to see the other 5 portraits.
Client: St. Louis Magazine
Art Director: Tom White
2023.
Part of a series of portraits for Western University’s Rapport Magazine of Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry’s alumni Celina Virjee.
Client: Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Art Director: Allan Lewis.
2024.
Part of a series of portraits for Western University’s Rapport Magazine of Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry’s alumni Matthew Galati.
Client: Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Art Director: Allan Lewis.
2024.
