July 2025
Heidi K. Brandow (Diné, Kanaka Maoli) is a multidisciplinary artist and curator whose practice spans painting, photography, video, installation, and socially engaged projects. Rooted in her heritage, her practice centers on Indigenous perspectives and fosters cross-cultural dialogue grounded in respect, reciprocity, and creative sustainability. Her work has been featured in exhibitions, residencies, and cultural initiatives across the United States and internationally, often in collaboration with Indigenous artists and communities.
She co-founded the Harvard Indigenous Design Collective, advocating for design by and for Indigenous communities as an essential part of the field’s history, theory, and practice. Brandow attended Harvard University Graduate School of Design, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and has also studied industrial design at Istanbul Technical University.