Samara Paiva (b. 1995, Maués, Amazonas, BR) lives and works in São Paulo, BR. Paiva has had solo exhibitions at Claraboia, São Paulo, BR (2026); Gaby Vera Fine Arts, Madrid, ES (2025); Casa do Benin, Salvador, BR (2024); and Galeria Nonada, Rio de Janeiro, BR (2024). She has participated in group exhibitions at Turf Projects, Croydon, UK (2025); auroras, São Paulo, BR (2025); Sesc Quitandinha, Petrópolis, BR (2024–25); Tropigalpão, Rio de Janeiro, BR (2024); Galeria Nonada, Salvador, BR (2024); Galeria Nonada, Rio de Janeiro, BR (2023–24); Sesc Belenzinho, São Paulo, BR (2023–24); and SP–Arte: Rotas Brasileiras, São Paulo, BR (2022). In 2023, Paiva participated in the Pivô Arte e Pesquisa residency in São Paulo, BR. In 2026, she completed an artist residency with Angola Air in Luanda, AO.