Amber-Dawn Bear Robe – Changemaker Award Honoree

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Nation) is Assistant Faculty of Native Art History in the Museum Studies department at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Santa Fe, NM and Fashion Show Program Director for the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Santa Fe, NM. Bear Robe achieved an MA in American Indian Studies and a second MA in Art History, both from the University of Arizona. Regional Emmys were awarded to Bear Robe, in 2020 and 2021, as producer for two documentary short films featuring Indigenous fashion designers. She is an acting trustee for the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) board, CO., a nonprofit arts service organization that assists state arts agencies, arts organizations, and artists to serve diverse audiences, enrich the lives of local communities, and provide access to the arts and arts education. Her recent exhibitions are Art of Indigenous Fashion at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), August 2022 to January 2023, and currently as co-curator for The Autry Museum of the American West exhibition opening Fall 2024, Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology,

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Nation) is Assistant Faculty of Native Art History in the Museum Studies department at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Santa Fe, NM and Fashion Show Program Director for the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Santa Fe, NM. Bear Robe’s projects center on contemporary Indigenous fashion and how art practices intersect with fashion and design. Regional Emmys were awarded to Bear Robe, in 2020 and 2021, as the producer for two documentary short films on Indigenous fashion.