Dana Claxton

Who is Dana Claxton?

Dana Claxton is a Hunkpapa Lakota filmmaker, photographer and performance artist. Her work looks at stereotypes, historical context and gender studies of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, specifically those of the First Nations. She works in film, video, photography, multi channel installation, performance. Her artwork explores themes of spirit, self, justice and ideas of Indigenous beauty. In 2007 she was awarded an Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art. VIVA Award from the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation Vancouver Canada, Best Experimental Film Award for He Who Dreams at the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival Toronto, Canada 2013. www.imaginenative.org/