Samira Issa
Visual Artist + Creative Director
I spent years living a life that didn't feel like mine. Now I create art, fashion, and culture that actually does. Welcome to Sammy Bammy.
Art With Teeth DURING BLM.
I'm Samira — NYC-based visual artist and founder of SammyBammy. My work was forged during one of the most defining moments in modern history. Here in 2020, I was 18 years old, while the world was on fire and people were dying, demanding to be seen, I was painting. I don't even remember what I called this one — I just remember being around other people making cool shit and feeling like I had something to say too. So I said it. I even decked out my mask. This painting is a memorial of the struggle we all faced during this time.
SammyBammy grew from that same place — a brand where the art isn't decoration, it's the statement. Original paintings, mixed media, wearable art. All of it rooted in Black identity, urban life, and the city that made me.
I'm open to collaborations, commissions, editorial features, and creative partnerships with brands and people that actually stand for something.
Jean-Michel, Revisited or just, BASQUIAT..
This one was made during Covid, somewhere between Zoom classes and figuring out what to do with all that time. I found a pair of AF1s a size too big and couldn't just let them sit there. So I painted those too. Acrylic on canvas, 16×16, and acrylic on whatever those sneakers were made of.
SammyBammy was being brewed. I was doing commissions for pocket change, customizing clothing, and painting on anything I could find. That's where it all started. Not a business plan. Just a girl with paint and too much time, figuring out she had something.
I still have the skills. Creative above all things.
Big Ideas,
Real Impact.
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.