Soul Artist
Art for the Soul
About Sam St. John
Sam St. John ( she/her) is a Indigenous multi-media artist from Hastings, Minnesota. Sam is a painter, poet, live painter, art facilitator, performance artist, and singer. Sam has an Associate degree in Fine Art from Inver Hills Community College. Sam is currently an intern at Art to Change the World, which is a nonprofit organization that focuses on Social Justice Art. Sam is also an apprentice at Curiosity Studios working with an art therapist.​
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Sam is passionate about art transforming lives. Sam’s art is grounded in the essence of storytelling, resilience, authenticity, and vulnerability. Rooted in the soul, art serves the purpose of evoking emotions, fostering connections, and building community. Sam believes that creating art, in any form, is a means of self-healing. She paints with expressive bright colors that narrates her story, recognizing the power embedded in our narratives. Sam uses her art to start conversations about mental health, identity, queerness, race, healing, and trauma in hopes to inspire others.
Sam worked with the Twins for the CityConnect Project to celebrate the release of the new Nike uniforms in June 2024. Sam had her design approved by the Twins and live painted Adirondack chairs to be auctioned off to raise money for nonprofits. ​
Sam also was part of the Emma Norton Project which had artists paint original artwork for women in transformational housing that are experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse disorders, chronic illness and trauma. Sam has worked with the U of M and Masonic Institute of Research for the Brain as an art facilitator for a case study on how creativity impacts the brain.​
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sam has shown her work in exhibitions at the Masonic Institute of Research for the Brain in 2023 to share her story as an artist living with a disability. Sam has also shown her work in the Art for All exhibitions in 2023 and at Fresh Eye Gallery in 2024. Sam has hosted and collaborated with artists for facilitating healing talking circles for creatives.
