June Carpenter

June Carpenter is an Osage Nation tribal member and a self-taught, multidisciplinary artist who was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She addresses systemic injustices against Indigenous Peoples and explores connections to community and nature through artwork, primarily consisting of beadwork, embroidery, and painting. Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Science from Tulane University, and a Juris Doctorate and Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma. She has worked as a NAGPRA Assistant for the Osage Nation and in museums as a Collections Manager and Registrar. Now based in Chicago, she works as NAGPRA Director at the Field Museum. Through her artwork and museum work, she seeks to meaningfully represent and honor Indigenous Peoples and to create work that is relevant, informative, and healing.