Sam Beil is from Glenside, PA, and is pursuing a BFA in Fiber with a minor in Book Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art, expected graduation in 2025. She is currently based in Baltimore, MD. Beil creates soft replicas of repeated motifs using iterative methods of making including weaving, knitting, and quilting, as well as silkscreening, papermaking, and book binding, to convey a sense of presence, permanence, and fondness. The iconography and repetition in her work ruminates on impressions and capturing the ephemeral. Beil uses her broad understanding of fiber processes and dedication to craftsmanship to serve teaching assistant and studio assistant positions, most recently as an assistant to Baltimore-based weaver, Hellen Ascoli.