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Odo Ishkiin
BORN IN 2000, KANSAS
LIVES AND WORKS IN SANTA FE, NM

Education

2027           BFA (pending), Studio Arts, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Selected Professional Experience

2025           Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week Production Assist, Vancouver, BC, Canada
                       Responsibilities included venue operations, and fashion production assistance
2025            SWAIA Internship
                        Responsibilities included artis interviews, data entry, venue operations, fashion production assistance, staffing for                              SWAIA Native fashion Week, Winter Indian Market, and Santa Fe Indian Market.
2024            Fashion Fitting Assistant, SWAIA Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM, USA
                        Responsibilities included preparing garments for fitting, assisting models with clothing, managing                                                          sample inventory, organizing wardrobes, handling logistical tasks like transporting bags of clothes, as well as                                      assisting photographer with headshots
2024            Fashion Intern, Patricia Michaels, A-I-R, Santa Fe, NM, USA
                         Responsibilities included garment assembled, dying, sewing, cutting, and glueing
Selected Awards

2026            Institute of American Indian Arts Student Art Competition, Presidents Choice Award in Traditional                               Category, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2026            Institute of American Indian Arts Student Art Competition, First Place in Digital Art, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2026            Institute of American Indian Arts Student Art Competition, First Place in Textiles, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2025           American Indian Higher Education College Digital Art Contest, First Place, Twin Cities, MN, USA
2025           American Indian Higher Education College Textile Art Contest, Third Place, TwinCities, MN, USA
2025           Tribal College Journal Student Edition Cover Art Contest, Winner, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2024            NCAI Native Vote Tribal Colleges and Universities Design Contest, Second Place, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Permanent Collections

2021             RACC Public Art by Native Artists, Portland Building, Portland, OR, USA
Commissions and Special Projects

2024             Multnomah Education Service District, Logo Design, Portland OR, USA
2024             Warrior Mindset, Clothing Design, South Dakota, USA
2023             Warrior Mindset, Logo Design, South Dakota, USA
2022             Multnomah Education Service District, Image Design, Portland, OR, USA
2019              Leilani Sabzalian, Book Cover, Eugene, OR, USA
2019              Nike BikeTown, Native American Heritage Month, Portland OR, USA
Collaborations

2026             Ripple Effect: Reflections of the IAIA A-I-R Community, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2025             Indian Motorcycle x SWAIA Roots & Roads Custom Jackets, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2025             Eddy Z. Shorty in collaboration with IAIA Students “Bear Dancer” Bronze Sculpture for IAIA Benefit &                        Auction, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Selected Press

2025            “Dueling Native Fashion Week shows in Santa Fe feature creative takes on tradition”Santa Fe New                             Mexican, ed. Andre Salkin
2024            “Blossoming Through the Fence” IAIA Student Anthology [online]
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