Joseph Ernest Sampson was a British-Canadian artist, designer, and printer, best known for co-founding Sampson-Matthews Ltd. in 1918, a firm renowned for its silkscreen reproductions of Canadian art. Born in Liverpool, he studied at the Liverpool Academy of Art, the Julian Academy in Paris, and other European institutions before moving to Toronto in 1913. Sampson was an influential figure in Canadian art, serving as president of the Arts and Letters Club (1938–1940) and co-founding the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. His work is held in major collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Canadian War Art Collection. His legacy endures through the widely collected Sampson-Matthews silkscreens, which promoted Canadian art from 1941 to 1963.