Painting Her Own Path: The Legacy of Angel De Cora

Yvonne Tiger explores the life and lasting impact of Angel De Cora (Hinook-Mahiwi-Kalinaka), a Ho-Chunk artist, designer, writer, and educator who helped shape the foundations of Native American visual culture. Through her illustrations, typography, and teaching, De Cora blended Western...

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Printing, Sovereignty, and Protest

Jimmy Dean Horn is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work lives at the intersection of print, protest, and personal story. What began as a deep love for printmaking has grown into a broader design practice—one that now spans clothing,...

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New Red Order: Signs of Savage Philosophy in Action

New Red Order delves into the provocative and evolving work of New Red Order (NRO), a public secret society of Native artists and collaborators who use humor, media, and performance to confront colonialism and interrogate cultural appropriation. Through the lens...

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Supporting and Strengthening Native Typography

In this collaborative session, Kevin King, Leo Vicenti, and Chris Skillern explore the vital role of typography in Indigenous language and visual sovereignty. Through individual talks, they examine typography from technical, cultural, and creative lenses—ranging from the specific challenges of...

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Innovation As Tradition: The Art and Design of Wabanaki Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry

Sarah Sockbeson offers a powerful look into the design, materials, and meaning behind  Wabanaki ash and sweetgrass basketry. Sharing her experience apprenticing with master weaver Jennifer Neptune, Sockbeson discusses the patterns and processes that ground her work in tradition while...

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Tracing the Footsteps and Protests of Anthony Martin Fernando: Global Indigenous Activist

Gloria Jane Bell’s is exploring the extraordinary life and resistance of Anthony Martin Fernando, an early Aboriginal Australian who protested global injustices faced by Indigenous peoples throughout the early 20th century. Through archival research and visual culture, Bell traces Fernando’s...

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Reinventing the Indigenous Graphic Design Canon: No Printing Press Needed

Sadie Red Wing delves into the complex semiotics and deeper meanings embedded in Indigenous graphic design. She discusses how the nomadic lifestyles of many Indigenous peoples meant printing presses were not practical, which contributed to Indigenous voices being excluded from...

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Mary Sully’s Practice of Native Design: Tradition, Crisis, Futurity

Historian Philip Deloria offers a deeply personal and detailed exploration of Mary Sully’s innovative personality prints—her striking three-panel pieces. He discusses her unique creative process and shares his journey to bring her art to a wider audience. Deloria highlights how...

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Irrational Indigenous Insights

Anna Tsouhlarakis, a member of the Navajo Nation with Creek and Greek descent, will present her lecture Irrational Indigenous Insights, an exploration of language, perception, and the complexity of Indigenous identity. Through her work words take on many facets of...

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Designed To Be Red: Notes on Native American and Indigenous Graphic Works

Brian Johnson is locating, identifying, and archiving Native-made and designed printed posters, while also challenging conventional definitions of what a poster can be. This lecture explores Indigenous design art forms like wampum belts, beaded regalia, and painted hides as powerful...

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(re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History Corporate License

(re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History Corporate License

(re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History Education License

(re)Creating Turtle Island: Native American Design Through Remembered History Education License