EDUCATION
2026 Master of Fine Arts Candidate-Integrated Visual Arts, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2014 Juris Doctor Candidate-Tribal Law (Uncompleted), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2013 Master's Certificate-Community Health & Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2006 Bachelor of Arts-American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS
2003 Associate of Science-Natural Resources, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018-2023 Director, Meskwaki Nation Youth Development, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, Iowa.
2015-2018 Court Administrator, Meskwaki Nation Tribal Court, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, Iowa.
2007-2012 Aviation Ordnance-2nd Class Petty Officer, United States Navy Retired, Hell-Sea Combat Squadron two & USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75, Norfolk, VA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 This is Not the End, Schneider Hall Gallery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (Curator: Donna Charging)
2018 Invisible Barriers, Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines, IA (Curator: Nancy Gebhart)
2018 Meskwaki Art Symposium, Meskwaki Nation, Tama, IA, (Curator: Mary YoungBear)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2024 Meskwaki Cultural Center & Museum, Meskwaki Nation, Tama, IA
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2024 Indigenous Couture Goes Vogue, USDA Extension, Haskell Indian Nations University, and Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS, April 28, 2024. (Curator: Esmarie Carriaga)
2022-2024 Revitalization of Meskwaki Cattail and Bulrush Weaving, Meskwaki Cultural Center & Museum, Meskwaki Nation, Tama, IA, Textile Artist: Mary YoungBear, Traditional Weave Artist: Nina YoungBear, Textile & Fashion Artist: Brenda Wanatee, Textile Artist: LeeAnn Morgan, Textile Artist: Daniel YoungBear-Brown
PRINT MEDIA
2023 Young Bear, Mary. “Revitalization of Meskwaki Cattail and Bulrush Weaving: Coming Home.” Cover Photograph, Voices from the Prairie, A Publication of Humanities Iowa, Ames, IA, Issue Winter 2023. January 2023.
2020 Tama Toledo News Chronicle, “Warriors Crown King and Queen” Front Page
2020 Photograph-Ahnoong Xaivong and Taurice Grant. October 8, 2020.
PRESS-RADIO/TELEVISION/PODCAST
2023 Nancy Gibhart, Interview, “ARTiculation.” MargaretSloss Center for Women and Gender Equity and KHOI Community Radio. Ames, IA, March 27, 2023.
INVITED LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
2024 Presenter, “A closer look: Brunnier Museum Collections “In their time” Exhibit, Brunnier Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, November 7, 2024.
ONLINE PERIODICALS
2021 Smith, David. “Still the team to beat: Meskwaki Warriors end Sub-State Tournament.” Article Photographs, Navajo Nation Times, Online Publication. March 4, 2021.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024, Fall Graduate Teaching Assistant, History of Art I (World Art between Paleolithic era & the 13th Century), Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2025, Spring Graduate Teaching Assistant, History of Art II (Visual Arts in Europe & US from the 13th to 21st Centuries), Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2025, Fall Graduate Teaching Assistant, History of Art I (World Art between Paleolithic era & the 13th Century), Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2025, Fall Graduate Research Assistant, Creative Tools for Digital Marketing-Gerdin Business School, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2026, Spring Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Visual Culture Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2026, Spring Graduate Research Assistant, Creative Tools for Digital Marketing-Gerdin Business School, Iowa State University, Ames, IA