Sam Baardman is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Winnipeg, Canada. As a wilderness and environmental photographer, Sam has exhibited photography and video installations in galleries in Canada and the United States. He has also released 4 full-length albums and has toured extensively as a singer-songwriter.
In 2025 he was appointed as an Artist-In-Residence with the United Nations International Year of Glaciers Preservation.
In December, 2025, Sam was awarded the United Nations University Medal for Outstanding Commitment to the United Nations International Year of Glaciers' Preservation.
He is currently serving as a Scholarly Mentor with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
In 2006, Sam co-founded the River on the Run Artist Collective. Working in collaboration with biologists and climate scientists, their art investigates the increasingly fragile relationship between humans and their habitats.