ABOUT BETH

Beth O’Keefe is an artist who lives and works in the Lower Sioux community (Morton, MN). For the last 7 years, Beth has been studying hide tanning from a master tanner, working very hard to learn the necessary skills to reproduce a Dakota woman’s dress.

PROJECT + ARTIST SHOWCASE

During her residency, Beth studied a collection housed in Brooklyn, New York, worked on producing a Dakota woman’s dress, and honed her teaching skills to continue passing down traditional knowledge. Beth’s artist showcase took place on May 5, 2022, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, in conjunction with the “Bring her Home” film screening at Pioneer PBS in Granite Falls, MN.