Audrey Armstrong is a Nehiyaw Iskwēw and has familial roots in both the Thunderchild and Mosquito First Nation communities in Saskatchewan. She is a registered band member of Thunderchild First Nation and was born in Saskatoon,Sk in 1982. Audrey spent the majority of her life growing up in the North Battleford area and is a mom of 3 adult sons. Audrey moved to Saskatoon in 2009 to pursue her degree in Social Work and found a passion for painting along the way. Audrey has spent her career working in the core neighborhood of Saskatoon, volunteers and paints in her spare time and spends time going to ceremony to stay connected to her cultural & spiritual roots.

Audrey’s biggest art influence is Norval Morrisseau, who passed away in 2007. Audrey didn’t start painting until later in her life after taking an Indian Art History class in university, which piqued her interest in painting – despite never picking up a paint brush previously. Audrey created her first painting in 2012 and hasn’t looked back.

Audrey describes painting as being ‘connected to my spirit and my ancestors, it’s an indescribable feeling. The painting just happens; there’s no plan. I just see it in my mind or feel it in my spirit, and I just start painting.’

Audrey has a BISW degree from the First Nations University of Canada, a Mental Health & Addictions Master’s Certificate from Dalhousie University, and is currently working on a Master’s Degree from the First Nations University of Canada.