Cannupa Hanska Luger

Cannupa Hanska Luger (born 1979) is a Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara/Lakota artist born at Standing Rock and now based in the Alcalde valley of northern New Mexico. Working across ceramics, video, performance, and large-scale installation, Luger makes art that functions simultaneously as aesthetic object and political act. His 2016 "Mirror Shield Project" — in which he organized the collective production of reflective shields for water protectors at Standing Rock, allowing them to return the gaze of riot police and media — brought him international recognition as both an artist and a community organizer. His ceramic work extends the vessel tradition into futurist and political territory, and his large-scale installations address themes of Indigenous futurism, environmental justice, and the creative possibilities of collective action. He has received fellowships from United States Artists and the Sundance Institute, and his work has been shown at major museums and international biennials.