18" x 18" Acrylic on Canvas 2024

Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Torrie is a proud member of Treaty 4 and Carry The Kettle; he was raised in the Nakota clan with strong cultural knowledge.

Torrie was born profoundly deaf and learned sign language at public school. He discovered his artistic talent in grade 11 when he enrolled in an International Baccalaureate art course and started to focus on Indigenous arts. Torrie is a self-taught artist, with a focus on mixed media; he has created a diverse range of works: from plexiglass art to screen-printing to painting on drums to collages to oil paints.

Torrie came out as Two-Spirit in his late 20's and reclaimed this identity after being forced by his schools not to identify this way. He went travelling across US and met Two-Spirit people and the communities to learn who he is, while taking his arts into the next level of indigenous contemporary art style. Currently working with Making Treaty 7 production for an upcoming theatre project as the set designer and visual artist, and currently working with a few artists for upcoming collaborations to focus on Truth and Reconciliation commission and MMIW including Two Spirit arts. Torrie continues to live in Regina where he is working in the arts. Torrie is proud to be Nakota, Two-Spirit, deaf and an artist.