Sam Creely

Sam Creely is an Assistant Professor at ArtCenter College of Design, where they work on anticolonial and queer methodologies, early modern textile history, and the role of trade language in English lexical semantics and morphology. Their practice integrates poetry, editing, bookmaking, and education within the Graduate Media Design Practices department, where they teach courses such as Critical Worldviews, Critical Practices, and Grad Lab.

Education:

• Carnegie Mellon University
• California Institute of the Arts

Creely’s research interrogates institutional systems of logic through creative and critical practices. Their work in early modern textile history explores how trade language shaped English lexical semantics and morphology, while their editorial role in founding the DanceNotes Chaplet Series highlights their commitment to innovative academic and artistic discourse.