SammyJoy Art

SammyJoy Art Multicultural Woman living, respecting & working on Kaurna Yerta

Artist Bio Sammy Joy

Sammy is on a journey of discovering her cultural heritage and is proud to be reclaiming her cultural history and identity as a Barkindji woman with family ties to the Wilcannia region in New South Wales. Sammy hopes to share her story with other young First Nations people who might also be disconnected from their cultural heritage and identity, to share her positive message

that it’s ok not to know where you come from, it’s ok to be on a journey, piecing together the parts of one’s genealogy through a story of stolen generations and colonised histories to make sense of contemporary cultural identity. Sammy Joy is a contemporary emerging artist, producer and arts coordinator working and living in Adelaide on the unseeded lands of Kaurna Country. Sammy began her career in the arts through Carclew based in North Adelaide, as an independent artist engaged on Ngarrindjeri Yanun, Aboriginal Artist in Schools Program in 2016. Where she was mentored by first nation elders, cultural authorities and established artist throughout the program. Sammy fell in love with the arts and cultural industries and through this experience and decided to further her personal connection to her own culture, tracing her connection to country that was lost through separation and disconnection. Creating art is one of many ways Sammy feels connected her ancestors, to who she is, where she is from, and who she is becoming. Sammy has since completed a 2-year Traineeship through Carclew, completing her Cert III and IV in Business Administration and was awarded AFL Sports Ready Indigenous Trainee of the Year 2020. Sammy is currently employed full time as a Project Coordinator at Carclew assisting with the project coordination and delivery of First Nation programs, including Aboriginal Artist in Schools. In her spare time, Sammy uses acrylic paints on stretched canvas, spray paint, pouring techniques, aboriginal symbols and dots, dotting tools, posca pens, multiple brush sizes, glitter, glue & varnish to express her journey, tell truth, learn her culture and collaboratively create artistic outcomes.

Happy New Year everyone!!! ✨💛 How are we already nearly in February!!! Arghh crazy, this year has already been so full o...
29/01/2023

Happy New Year everyone!!! ✨💛

How are we already nearly in February!!! Arghh crazy, this year has already been so full on, I have some things I can share with you and some things on the hush that’ll be announced later on, so exciting!!!!

A big thank you to everyone who has supported me last year, this journey has been incredible, I’ve always loved making art and to have other people love what I create and can feel the way I do whilst I craft is a truely the most overwhelming and joyous feeling. This is what I was put on earth to do babyyy 💫

I’ve just finished my latest series/set, titled ’Calm during the Chaos’ 🧡🧡🧡 working with acrylic paint on canvas. Each canvas is sized 29.7cm x 42cm and over a metre long side by side (my biggest piece yet! YAY!!!)

Drop some colours you would like to see this year! I’m always up to hearing your ideas, the thoughts you may have or absolutely any considerations! I value and encourage all feedback!

⚡️ Commissions are now officially open for 2023!! ⚡️

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, safe & incredible year ahead, let this be the one you do the things you’ve always wanted too! 🌻

🌈💕✨☺️🙏🏽🎨🪃 My latest works & BTS PHOTOS - this is what I’ve been doing!!! 20 - 30 pieces made maybe more in 7 days!!! Pri...
28/11/2022

🌈💕✨☺️🙏🏽🎨🪃 My latest works & BTS PHOTOS - this is what I’ve been doing!!! 20 - 30 pieces made maybe more in 7 days!!!

Primer, design & varnish! PROCESS 😅😅 BUT it was an incredible last min stall opportunity, with my other amazing job as program coordinator/producer - but I juggled this while Curating my first ever Exhibition.. which was absolutely unreal but very challenging. not a small one either, an incredible exhibition!! 💜

But I’m real and honest and I can’t hide it all with rainbows and sunflowers every day, this weeks been hard. Mentally and physically, if I explained those 5 days too you, there’s no way you would believe me. From car accidents, to health scares/issues, to family emergencies, it’s been a crazy time but I’m so thankful I did not quit, I could’ve and I did say it, “I can’t pull this off”, “I’m not ready”, “what was I thinking” but after encouragement by my support network I pushed through.. without those who truely love me, support me and genuinely know me AND understand how much I put my heart and soul into everything I do, I wouldn’t have been able to pull this off. My circle is small but it’s never been so tight and I wouldn’t have it any other way 💜 thank you to my fam & team x

• Hectic timeszzz man 🛠🌈💕

No matter how hard life can get, we gotta keep on pushing 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

• || MORE ART TO DUMP N MORE MARKETS STALL SET UP PICS TO COME!!! 🥹✨☺️🌈 • ||

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Lil snippets of SJA’s first market stall yesterday ✨✨ 💫🌙🌟💛• !! Works available & commissions are back open !! •         ...
27/11/2022

Lil snippets of SJA’s first market stall yesterday ✨✨ 💫🌙🌟💛

• !! Works available & commissions are back open !! •

Drifting away into my dreams ✨✨💫💛🌙😂📸 |  .media
19/11/2022

Drifting away into my dreams ✨✨💫💛🌙😂

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Currently working on something big so I haven’t posted much, but I just want to say a quick thank you to everyone who is...
16/11/2022

Currently working on something big so I haven’t posted much, but I just want to say a quick thank you to everyone who is supporting my journey. I’m so over whelmed with it all, my dream is really coming true so thank you ✨✨✨💛🥰🥰

PURRUMPA - First Nation Arts & Cultural National Gathering 2022, presented by  💛❤️🖤 - A few gorgeous snaps of the range ...
05/11/2022

PURRUMPA - First Nation Arts & Cultural National Gathering 2022, presented by 💛❤️🖤

- A few gorgeous snaps of the range of creative cultural workshops and performances delivered by , , and featuring a range of incredible young and established cultural practitioners, artists and performers 📸🙏🏽

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A truely amazing experience to be apart of, more photos to come ✨✨

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