Artists

Rory Wakemup

Pronouns: he/him
Tribal Affiliation: Minnesota Chippewa

Rory Wakemup is a multidisciplinary artist who works in sculpture, installation, glass, lighting, photography, printmaking, public art, and traditional Indigenous arts. He holds an M.A. and M.F.A. in Glass/Sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.F.A. in Sculpture from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. He has been awarded public art commissions and residencies as well as fellowships from the McKnight and Jerome Foundations. Wakemup works on Indigenous issues with a range of organizations and is former Arts Director at All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis. Rory has a major public artwork in the newly opened Minneapolis Public Services Building and is also working on public art for Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.