“I was born into art,” says Samara Furlong. Growing up amidst her philanthropist grandparents’ collection—which wasn’t childproofed—Furlong’s early memories include playing on a Mark di Suvero swing, watching her grandfather, a real estate developer, play the trumpet in front of a Bob Thompson painting, and listening to her grandmother, a dancer, tell stories about the little girl who lived inside a Joseph Cornell box.
For Samara Furlong, Art Is a Family Affair. Her New Artist Residency in Detroit Reflects That Spirit
As a child, Furlong played on a on a Mark di Suvero swing at her grandparents' house. Now, she wants to bring that sense of elation to Detroit's art scene.