about

Laurel is an artist and designer born and raised in Austin, Texas. She is Vietnamese, Chickasaw, and Irish and belongs to the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.

She enjoys sweet drinks, gold jewelry, warm weather, full bookshelves, and big plates of fresh fruits and vegetables :) She is passionate about creativity as a method of cultural engagement and communication, and incorporating beauty into the everyday.

Laurel received her BA from Fort Lewis College with majors in Native American & Indigenous Studies and Communication Design, a minor in Studio Art, and an Honors concentration. She is currently pursuing her MA in Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma with a Graduate Teaching Assistantship.