Tessa For Dada, 2019

Anna Sampson is a London-based photographic artist working exclusively with analogue film, creating her artworks in the darkroom. Her practice is rooted in a queer erotic gaze, using the body as a site to explore the intersections of performance, queerness, and resistance. Deeply informed by lived experience and intersectional feminism, her work centres those often marginalised by mainstream narratives. At the core of her artistic vision is a commitment to cultivating an inclusive and celebratory space of desire - one that reflects a sustained dedication to erotic portraiture, darkroom processes, and the platforming of radical, ‘othered’ beauty.
Anna holds a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts (2015) and an MA in Gender & Sexuality from UCL (2021). Her work has recently been exhibited at Richard Saltoun Gallery and Alice Black Gallery, and she will participate in a major group exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in summer 2026. Anna is also an invited speaker and panelist at institutions including Christie’s, Central Saint Martins, and the Hayward Gallery. Her work has been featured in leading cult publications, including DAZED, i-D, AnOther, Purple Fashion, Gay Times, and The Face.
In July 2024, Anna released her debut artist’s book, Other Intimacies, in collaboration with the Hayward Gallery and Rediscovering Art by Women (RAW). This limited-edition publication foregrounds themes often left in the shadows of contemporary discourse: queer desire and intimacy, subversive exploration of gender, sex work, and the unapologetic, embodied exploration of self. The book is now sold out, with the last remaining copies available with Claire de Rouen, Dashwood Books, Les Mots à La Bouche, and Alaïa.