Anne Mimi Sammis
Learn more about MimiMimi Sammis believes that art depicting love and joy has a positive effect on its viewers, and her work is full of joy, creativity and the appreciation of nature. Her artwork brings peace to those who view it, and this brings Mimi closer to accomplishing her goal of inspiring peace in the world. Tsunami of Love is one of Mimi’s latest inspirations.
Mimi Sammis began painting landscapes in watercolor. She discovered joy in creating bronze sculptures. Her sculpture pieces range in size from one to twenty-two feet and are exhibited throughout the world. Some of her exhibitions include the United Nations, The Hague, the Arles Museum and the American Embassy in Paris. She has work in many private residences around the world, and she has served on the national committee for the performing arts. Mimi has a touching, larger-than-life size sculpture of her five grandchildren that inspires you to love the children. On May 20th, 2018, Mimi received an honorary PhD from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Sculpting Peace
A PBS® Special about Mimi SammisMimi’s sculptures are a celebration of life and the human spirit. The influence of Rodin and Degas can be seen in the solidity of her work, yet her sense of balance and movement is unique. Learn more about Mimi’s process and inspiration in the PBS documentary about Mimi called Sculpting Peace.
"Anne Mimi Sammis' sculpture embraces a form of peace, the inherent goodness and readiness of love and acceptance in humankind. Mimi’s art makes us all wish for a continuation of the UN’s mission of peace in every nook and cranny of this world." - Agnes Gund, President of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
"The creative energy that Mimi Sammis finds in the process of bronze casting is reflected in her exuberant yet graceful figurative sculptures. Whether they are dancing with abandon or reaching for the heavens, Sammis's human forms express a freedom of movement that becomes a metaphor for the artist's spiritual convictions." - Nancy Whipple Grinnell, Curator Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
One Thousand Years of Peace Exhibition
One Thousand Years of Peace exhibition of 30 bronze sculptures was first shown at the United Nations in 1999, and latter at The Hague, Netherlands.
In the words of Dr. Robert Muller, Chancellor of the United Nations' University of Peace: "Mimi Sammis' work celebrates the miracle of life and the great age-old concepts of love, peace, forgiveness, hope and vision which helps humanity on its mysterious journey in the universe".
Mimi with Queen Elizabeth II
Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, June 2002Mimi Sammis with Queen Elizabeth II to view the sculpture "He Has the Whole World in His Hands", commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to honor Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee. The sculpture is on permanent exhibition at Lambeth Palace, London, home of the Anglican Church. The sculpture depicts the Hand of God holding a globe with dancing figures on the top symbolizing youth bringing peace to the world. The piece was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth for her Golden Jubilee.
Rhode Island PBS Art Series
Mimi Sammis began working with PBS in 2005 when she aired her first series Painting with Mimi. She knows the benefit of the creative process and embraced the opportunity to share her joy in creating art in the 13 episode series, Love to Paint with Mimi in 2009.
Her enthusiasm for art and her informal, wise and witty style has earned her the title, the "Julia Child of Painting". Learn more about Mimi's PBS series
Artist Circle
For the Artist in All of UsFor over fifteen years Mimi has hosted an artist circle in her home every Monday for an hour and a half. Painters, sculptors, writers, dancers, musicians, singers and photographers can all find a haven and support for their creative process in this group setting. Some people enter the group as accomplished artists, but many only have a sense that they would like to create. They may not even know what medium they want to gravitate to.
For Mimi, the artist circle creates a community where her inner child feels safe, supported and free to celebrate creative endeavors. She has seen a reclusive cellist blossom into a confident improvisationalist who performs weekly, and a psychologist who took up writing, painting, and photography in less than one year feel totally liberated. This group is very flexible so people can come to the meetings when they wish, however, the important thing is that the meetings happen consistently each week.
