Art is transformative, healing, and powerful. Soul Art is the process of connecting to ourselves, energy, intuition, and our own spiritual practices to create Art. Learn to make process driven art to connect to yourself and the process of “Soul Alchemy” through art.
Sam St. John ( she/her) is an Indigenous multimedia 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 a member of Art to Change the World, a social justice art nonprofit. Sam has a studio and gallery in the Northrup King Building in Studio 404. Sam is passionate about art transforming lives. Painting has been a huge part of her healing journey and recovery. Sam’s art is grounded in the essence of storytelling, resilience, authenticity, and vulnerability. Rooted in the soul, art evokes emotions, fosters connections, and builds community. Sam believes that creating art, in any form, is a means of self-healing. She paints with expressive, bright colors that narrate her story, recognizing the power embedded in our narratives. Sam uses her art to start conversations about mental health, recovery, identity, queerness, race, healing, and trauma in hopes of inspiring others. Sam worked with the Twins for the CityConnect Project to celebrate the release of the new uniforms. Sam live-painted Adirondack chairs to be auctioned off to raise money for nonprofits that preserve the Boundary Waters and youth programs. Sam was also part of the Emma Norton/Restorative Waters Project, which had artists paint original artwork for women in transformational housing who are experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse disorders, chronic illness, and trauma. In 2023, Sam 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 with adolescents and undergraduates.