Sadie Gilker (they/she) is an avid embroiderer, painter, and designer. Their work is grounded in explorations of the texture of violence, memory, and the natural world. 

They hold a Master's from Concordia University, where they explored performances of violence in public spaces in Northern Ireland from the interdisciplinary lenses of: Urban Planning, Performance Studies, and Irish Studies. This work scaffolds their current art practice, where they are exploring the sound of silence, space, and memory via the history of embroidery. 

Sadie Gilker grew up in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) and  currently resides on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations in so-called Vancouver.