Lydia McKinney

In-Residence at CSKT Bison Range, Charlo

Lydia McKinney is a Salish descendant and an enrolled member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, based on the Flathead Reservation. Her art practice centers on Indigenous crafts, such as weaving, beading, sewing, and regalia construction. She explores connections between ancestry, language, motherhood, and everyday life. Through weaving, McKinney engages intergenerational knowledge as a living practice, creating work that honors cultural continuity, care, and the presence of women’s hands across time.