The violence of blood quantum, half human (animal), half human (animal) after James Luna

Nicholas Galanin is a Native American artist born in 1979 whose practice engages sculpture, installation, and video to address Indigenous sovereignty, colonial history, and cultural repatriation. Working across materials including carved wood, found objects, and digital media, his work directly confronts the legacies of museum collecting and ethnographic display. His formal approach combines traditional Indigenous craftsmanship with conceptual strategies that interrogate how Indigenous bodies and artifacts have been positioned within Western institutions.

Sitka, AK, USA