Dylan McLaughlin is a multidisciplinary artist looking critically to ecologies of extraction and threatened ecosystems. He weaves Diné mythology, ecological data, and environmental histories while holding space for complexity. What transpires is the sonification of relationships to land through experimental music composition and improvised performance. In his multi-media installation and performative works, he looks to engage the poetics and politics of human relations to land. He is a recipient of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation LIFT award, and has done residencies at Mass MoCA, BOXO Projects, Slow Research Lab and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. McLaughlin’s work has been shown in spaces including SITE SANTA FE, Denver Art Museum, Smack-Mellon in Brooklyn, and Museum of Capitalism in Oakland, California. McLaughlin’s work is featured in An Indigenous Present, Speaking With Light, and Museum of Capitalism publications. He received his BFA in New Media Art from the Institute of American Indian Arts, and his MFA in Art & Ecology from the University of New Mexico.
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