Artist Statement
I am a nêhiyaw and saulteaux visual fine artist working in large scale paintings and drawings, sculpture, beadwork and graphic design. Themes in my work address my Indigenous ancestry and reconnections to the lost language and healing. I create work that address the impact of society and its relationship to land, water and living beings. I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2023 and working towards creating a body of work with the intention of presenting as my first solo exhibition. I aim to show the public audience my way of reconnecting back to my culture through ceremonies and healing intergenerational trauma. The reconnection with culture has shown my spirit is connected with the earth and how we need to as a society need to protect the land and water for the next seven generations to have a place to successfully thrive in.
My artistic practice has evolved by teaching art classes at the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery while also leading art workshops with the Dunlop Art Gallery. I have been sharing beading, drawing, and painting techniques that I have acquired through personal mentorships and ways of knowing. Becoming a teacher has brightened my horizons on sharing my personal knowledge of creating artwork and sharing parts of my Indigenous history. I have been success with proposals where my artwork has been shared at Neutral Ground, Sakewewak, and other public art displays in Regina and Moose Jaw. Reconnecting back to my culture with my biological father has been healing and creating artwork to showcase what the journey is represented as. My artwork that contains spiritual ideaologies is guided through my fathers ceremonies and my visions in them.
Style
Sadi works in a variety of mediums in visual fine art. Sadi’s main work is painting with acrylic on canvas and drawing on large scale. Sadi also beads, creates sculptures with Brazilian soapstone and wood. Sadi’s newest edition is graphic design, and performing arts.
Achievements & Goals
Sadi has achieved her graduating exhibit in November 2022. Contracts with the City of Regina in 2022 and 2023. Contract with the University of Ottawa in 2023. Two exhibitions with Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artist Collective; Opulence program “We Bead Everything Too” showcased at the Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre and “Next Wave” program showcased at the Artesian. Mural painting with Newo-Yotina Friendship Centre in Regina 2024. Public artwork located downtown Regina “Indigenous Voices on the Prairies” 2024 curated by Wendy Peart. Public tree sculpture located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan downtown Crescent Park 2024. Sadi successfully writes grants and received the Microgrant from SK Arts in 2024. Mural with HOMEBASE YMCA in Moose Jaw for their Indigenous spiritual room, 2024. Graphic design artwork in “Piapot Family Services” book 2025. Sadi is currently teaching art classes to all ages at the Moose Jaw Museam and Art Gallery. Sadi also has taken contracts with the Dunlop Art Gallery leading workshops through zoom and in-person along with a live-painting session.
Personal
Sadi Rose ᓴᕀᑏ ᒥᐦᑯᑲᐧᓂᕀ Vaxvick is a nêhiyaw and saulteaux Fine Artist. Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. Sadi currently lives in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Sadi is registered on Ochapowace First Nation on Treaty Four Territory. Sadi has achieved her degree; Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in Indigenous Art from the First Nations University of Canada in 2023. During her post-secondary education she gained a level of appreciation and knowledge of her Indigenous ancestry, history and culture. Sadi’s goal as an Fine Artist is reconnecting to her spirituality through land, cereomies and nêhiyawêwin Y-dialect language in order to share to the world through the means of art. Art is her medicine. Sadi works in a variety of mediums in visual fine art. Sadi’s main work is painting with acrylic on canvas and drawing on large scale. Sadi also beads, creates sculptures with Brazilian soapstone and wood. Sadi’s newest edition is graphic design, and performing arts.
Mihkokwaniy - Fine Artist
I’m Sadi-Rose Vaxvick, a passionate artist dedicated to creating unique and expressive art. My work reflects a blend of traditional techniques and modern influences, making each piece a conversation starter.
I created Mihkokwaniy business to develop big contracts and sell at local vendors. To inquire about purchasing artwork please email mihkokwaniy.business@gmail.com AND for all other questions and concerns please email my personal email sadijohnstone@gmail.com
HIY-HIY!