Mikayla Patton (b. 1991, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice engages with paper, sculpture, quillwork, installation, beadwork, printing, plants, archival and found materials. Her work employs Lakota methodologies and adornment practices to explore themes of healing, growth, and renewal. Current based in Pennsilvaynia, Patton will recieve an MFA in Sculpture from Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College in ‘28 and holds a BFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Patton has had solo exhibitions at Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art in Santa Fe NM (2025) and the Al Held Foundation in Boiceville NY (2025). Shes also shown work at the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick; North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks; Landmark Arts in Lubbock; All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis; the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. Her artistic contributions have been recognized in publications such as Hand Papermaking Magazine, First American Art, Pasatiempo, and Forever Magazine.
Patton’s work is included in public collections such as the Denver Art Museum, the Tia Collection, the Atka Lakota Museum, the North Dakota Museum of Art, and The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. She is a 2024 Forge Project Fellow and a 2023 Joan Mitchell Fellow. Her studio practice has also been supported by the Ucross Foundation, the Native Arts and Culture Foundation, First Peoples Fund, the Harpo Foundation, the Indian Arts Research Center, the RAiR Foundation, and her community.