Samantha Hayslett is a local contemporary artist who is known for her strong use of color and light and deference to the everyday. She grew up in Branford Connecticut, got her bachelors at Ursinus College in mathematics, and is now studying to get her MFA at BU. She has been in many New Haven Paint and Clay Club exhibitions as well as Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts exhibitions. She has also won three awards for her art from those shows. She has a studio in Erector Square but spends most of her time up in Boston getting her degree.