Triada Samaras
Artist, Teaching Artist, and Arts Integration Specialist exploring the intersections of art, emotional regulation, and healing in education. Triada Samaras is an artist and educator based in New York City and Standish, Maine. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College and an MA in Art/Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Triada Samaras is an interdisciplinary artist and art educator whose work transforms lived experience into visual and poetic form. Across painting, drawing, photography, poetry, and socially engaged projects, she translates emotion, memory, and perception into compositions that are deeply personal yet universally resonant.
Her work in arts education focuses on developing practical, arts-based strategies that support emotional regulation and well-being for teachers and students. As a mentor and teaching artist, she blends hands-on artistic skills with critical thinking, guiding educators and students through the creative process and its broader relevance across disciplines. Triada has extensive experience in arts integration for teacher professional development and currently teaches in the William Paterson STEAM Master’s program. She is also a Master-Level Teaching Artist with Young Audiences NJ/Eastern PA.
Interests
Emotional regulation through art
Art and healing
Art and neuroscience
Mind-body connection
Creative process in teaching and learning
Art for well-being
Neuroaesthetics and education
Trauma-informed art practices
Empathy and creativity
Visual arts and mindfulness
Art as a reflective practice
Teacher well-being
Sensory experience and perception
