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Meet the artists behind select American Dakota designs

A Partnership Built Around the Artist

American Dakota works directly with Indigenous artists on several collections to translate their original artwork and ideas into rug designs, while keeping the artist and their creative voice at the center of the collaboration.

Profits from rugs sold are shared equally between American Dakota and the artist, which helps create an ongoing source of support for the artists.

We created this page to introduce you to the artists behind these rugs. Their stories, work, and history make each collection uniquely their own.

Willow Kipp

Blackfeet/Shoshone-Bannock
Willow Kipp is a Blackfeet and Shoshone-Bannock artist known for her handmade designer bags and distinctive use of heritage-inspired motifs. Her collaboration with American Dakota brings that visual language into area rugs, including designs such as Buffalo Rising and Peak to Peak.

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Gloria Fain

Diné (Navajo)
Gloria Fain comes from a distinguished line of Navajo master weavers and began learning to weave from her mother and grandmother at just three years old. Her work is deeply rooted in generations of family tradition, honoring the knowledge, techniques, and stories passed down through her family.

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Randy L. Barton "Boogie"

Diné (Navajo)
Randy L. Barton is a Diné contemporary artist whose work brings together traditional Navajo teachings with influences from hip-hop, graffiti, music, and graphic design. Known for his vibrant abstract style, he creates work centered on spirituality, movement, healing, and the continuing evolution of Native expression.

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Steven Paul Judd

Kiowa & Choctaw
Steven Paul Judd is a Kiowa and Choctaw artist, filmmaker, and writer from Oklahoma whose work blends Native experiences with contemporary American pop culture. Known for his sharp visual style and humor, he creates across film, painting, photography, prints, murals, and graphic design, offering a distinctly modern perspective on Native identity and culture.

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Eugenia Stanley

Diné (Navajo)
Eugenia Stanley is a Diné weaver from the Navajo Nation whose work combines traditional weaving knowledge with her own evolving designs. Taught by her mother, she creates intricate rugs and textiles while also carding, spinning, and working with sheep’s wool, bringing personal stories and creativity into each piece.

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Avis Charley

Spirit Lake Dakota/Diné
Avis Charley is a Spirit Lake Dakota and Diné artist whose work celebrates Native identity, resilience, and empowerment. Working in painting and ledger art, she often centers Native women in her imagery while exploring the evolution of Indigenous life from ancestral homelands to contemporary city life.

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Mike Dangeli

Nisga'a, Tlingit, Tsetsaut, and Tsimshian
Mike Dangeli is a Nisga’a, Tlingit, Tsetsaut, and Tsimshian artist and carver whose work carries traditional Northwest Coast art forms into a contemporary context. His practice includes carving, painting, masks, drums, regalia, prints, totem poles, and ceremonial works, reflecting both his cultural heritage and his experience as a present-day First Nations artist.

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