Valerie St. Pierre Smith

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Valerie St. Pierre Smith (White Earth Ojibwe) nindizhinikaaz, Migizi ndoodem. A two-spirit mischief maker, multi-disciplinary designer/artisan, scholar, writer, and healer, Valerie has an eclectic creative background including fiber arts, painting, costume, textile, and fashion design. Her costume work has been seen across the country with highlights that include McCarter Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Sea World: San Diego, the National Museum of the American Indian, and Pilobolus Dance Theatre.

A bit of a unicorn, Valerie’s creative research and scholarly work focuses on appropriation, inspiration, representation, and decolonization in western design practices. Her creative practice explores, and is deeply influenced by, her lived experiences as a mixed-blood Annishnaabe kwe, focusing on the confluence of healing, social justice, traditional Anishinaabe teachings, and the power of identity. St. Pierre Smith holds a B.F.A from Stephens College, and an M.F.A from San Diego State University. Valeriestpierresmith.com

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