Danielle SeeWalker

Danielle SeeWalker is an American self described "artivist," combining art and activism. She is a Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta citizen from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She is a multimedia artist, and experiments with materials to combine traditional and modern techniques. Her work has been seen at the 2024 Super Bowl, on Disney+, and at the Denver Broncos Stadium.

Biography Danielle SeeWalker was born in Bismarck, North Dakota and is a Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta, part of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She grew up on the East coast and attended high school in Philadelphia. Her childhood influenced her desire to break the cycles of poverty and mental health issues in Indigenous youth.

She then attended college, while working three jobs and becoming a mother. She earned a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology.

Art SeeWalker is self-taught and began sharing her work in 2020.

SeeWalker gained national recognition with two major commissions from Paramount and Disney. Paramount commissioned a mural for the 2024 Super Bowl. Marvel Studios commissioned SeeWalker to create art for the Disney+ series Echo, which focuses on a Choctaw superhero called Maya Lopez.

ACLU Lawsuit In January 2024, SeeWalker was approached by officials from Vail, Colorado, who invited her to paint a mural in the town. This invitation was later redacted in May 2024, after officials expressed concerns about SeeWalker's plans to paint a mural paralleling the Gaza war with historical violence against Native American communities. Following media coverage, several other towns in Colorado extended invitations for SeeWalker to paint a mural elsewhere.

On October 14, 2024 the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a lawsuit with the town of Vail over its dismissal of SeeWalker's planned artist-in-residence. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, states that the town violated SeeWalker's First Amendment rights in canceling her residency over political reasons before she'd even begun the residency. The lawsuit maintains that the cancellation caused her to lose out on jobs and came at a financial cost to her and her two children. In addition, the ACLU's announcement states that, "It also caused substantial emotional distress, shock, and sadness to SeeWalker and other Indigenous community members in the U.S."

Personal life SeeWalker has two sons.

SeeWalker is an Account Executive for Michelin.

Recognition 2023, Emmy award, PBS documentary "A New Chapter." 2022, Denver Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Arts and Culture, Arts and Culture Innovation Award