Samuel Roy-Bois (Quebec city, 1973) is an award-winning artist and Associate Professor in Sculpture at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus.  He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Laval University in 1996 and a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University in 2001. Roy-Bois' practice encompasses installation, sculpture, and photography, focusing on the built environment, vernacular practices, and art as an emergent phenomenon. His work has garnered national and international recognition, featured in exhibitions at esteemed institutions including the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MACM), the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, and the Esker Foundation in Calgary. His work is included in numerous Canadian collections, such as the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Simon Fraser Art Gallery, and the MACM. In recognition of his contributions, Roy-Bois was honored with the Vancouver Mayor’s Award in 2012 and the Shadbolt Foundation VIVA Award in 2021.