Portfolio

2021 | Mixed Media: Textile, Sculpture | Knotting. Sewing | Rope, Wire, Stocking, Thread, Satin Ribbon, 42 x 60 inches

Collection of Hair and Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

“A belly tied in knots with the red flags that you so delicately placed but insisted did not exist.”
The Equivocator reminds us to pay attention to the knowledge we gain from how we feel in our own bodies. The accusatory “you” in the statement calls out the abuser, and points to a path forward in healing through reasserting and honoring one’s personal integrity.
2021 Created by the artist Maggie Thompson in her studio at the Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
2021 Loaned by the artist to the Rochester Art Center for the group exhibition “The Human Scale”, July 9th - October 24th, Rochester, MN,
2021 Acquired by Hair and Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Loaned by Hair and Nails Gallery to the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum for the group exhibition “Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023”, May 26th - March 31st, 2024, Washington D.C.
2024 Returned to the collection of Hair and Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2025 Loaned by Hair and Nails Gallery to the Broodthaers Society of America for the group exhibition, “Text: Textile”, New York, NY
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2022 | Mixed Media: Textile, Sculpture | Bread Crumbs, Vinyl, Metallic Thread, Velcro, Wood | Sewing, Stuffing | 61 x 75 x 2 inches

Borrowing its title from a newish euphemism referring to the act of leading someone on, Breadcrumbing emulates a picket fence in all of its faux. Structurally nonfunctional, its fourteen vinyl panels are a wall bound, gridden abstraction. The sculpture reflects on experiencing the simultaneity of expectations and false promises – how acts of service can lure and conjure attachments, only to be abandoned along with whatever commitment or future they seemed to have signaled.
2022 Created by the artist Maggie Thompson in her studio at the Northrup King Building and assisted by Sage Phillips and Nidaanis Taylor (Studio Intern from the Institute of American Indian Arts), Minneapolis, MN
2022 Loaned by the artist to Bockley Gallery for the solo exhibition “Just Friends”, July 21st - August 27th, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Stored at Bockley Gallery offsite facility, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Loaned by the artist and Bockley Gallery to Franconia Sculpture Park for the solo exhibition “Loves Me, Loves Me Now” January 28th - April 16th, Shafer, MN
2023 Returned to Bockley Gallery offsite storage facility
Coming soon.

2022 | Mixed Media: Textile, Sculpture | Beads, Fabric, Thread, Ink, Batting | Beading, Sewing, Photo Transfer | Approximately 41 x 58.5 x .75 inches

Collection of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN

“The wall-based sculpture Quantum Entanglement explores the spiritual physics of heart-soul connections. Two identical heart forms are dressed in raw, tender, fleshy-looking fabric, bordered and bound to one another with beautiful beaded lines – destined conduits.” - Erin Gleeson
2022 Created by the artist Maggie Thompson in her studio at the Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Loaned by the artist to Bockley Gallery for the solo exhibition “Just Friends”, July 21st - August 27th, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Acquired by the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
2024 Exhibited at the Minnesota Museum of American Art for the exhibition “Here, Now”, October 17th - May, 2027, St. Paul, MN
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2013 | Textile | Wool, Rayon | Weaving | 3 Panels: 72 x 36 inches each

Collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN

Family Portrait represents blood quantum, the percentage of Indian blood, of my parents and myself. My Dad is mostly Native American and my Mom is Irish and German. Even though I am mostly "white" I still identify myself as being Native American, but why? In this piece I am exploring and questioning ideas and systems of "authenticity."
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Collection of a Private Collector, Minneapolis, MN

Intentions depicts myself posing behind a vellum curtain, spelling out “MY BODY FEELS LIKE A PLACE YOU ONLY WANTED TO VISIT BUT NEVER CALL HOME.” Using my body as the catalyst between emotion and language I think about how it feels to be in a relationship with someone who never intended on staying or committing fully.
2022 Created by the artist Maggie Thompson in her studio at the Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Loaned by the artist to Bockley Gallery for the solo exhibition “Just Friends”, July 21st - August 27th, Minneapolis, MN
2023 Acquired by a private collector, Minneapolis, MN
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Swallow depicts the interior lining of an esophagus through a series of photo transfers onto sheer fabric. Each square is sewn into a pocket, filled with laser cut modules representing cancer cells. Back lit with LED lights, the piece speaks to the discovery of cancer quietly growing inside the body.
2018 Started by the artist Maggie Thompson during her residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2019 Finished by the artist Maggie Thompson in her studio at the Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Loaned by the artist to the Waiting Room for the exhibition “How to Become Lost”, February 21st - April 20th, Edina, MN
2019 Returned to the artist and stored in her studio at the Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
Coming soon.

Makwa Studio