Suzanne KiteUS
Kite aka Suzanne Kite is an Oglála Lakȟóta artist, composer, and scholar. Her artworks and performances have recently been featured at the 2024 Whitney Biennial; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), New York; and the 2024 Shanghai Biennial; among other venues. Her awards and honors include a Ruth Award, a 2023 United States Artist Fellowship, a Creative Time open call commission (with Alisha Wormsley), and a Creative Capital grant. She is currently Director of Wihanble S’a Lab, Distinguished Artist in Residence, and Assistant Professor of American and Indigenous Studies at Bard College.
Kite holds degrees from California Institute of the Arts, Bard College, and received her PhD from Concordia University. She is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux tribe. The Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI, directed by Dr. Suzanne Kite, Ph.D., is a designated Humanities Research Center on AI by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and a Pod for the Abundant Intelligences Research Program, positioning Indigenous AI on the forefront of innovative research that integrates Indigenous Knowledge systems with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
