Little Cloud Studio is an Indigenous woman-owned business founded in 2024 by Skye Little Cloud and her mother, Jane Little Cloud. As the studio's leading artist, Skye Little Cloud's artwork serves as a voice for Indigenous peoples. As a Dakota individual, Little Cloud's muse has always been her tribal culture. However, she continues to seek inspiration beyond her tribal affiliation and dives into the stories and values of other Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island. Little Cloud Studio allows Indigenous fine artists to share their practice while being a voice for their people. With Little Cloud utilizing art as a form of activism, this value has been omnipresent throughout the studio. 

 

Little Cloud's work has been displayed in the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado, The United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC, The Longmont Library in Longmont, CO, and the Firehouse Art Center in Longmont, CO. The 2022 Firehouse Art Center exhibit was Little Cloud's first stepping stone into the gallery. This exhibit displayed selected works from her AP 2D and Design class in her sophomore year of high school, including Atabey and The Flower Never Forgets Their Roots. The 2023 Indomitably Indigenous exhibit in the Denver Art Museum was Little Cloud's second career exhibit. This exhibit displayed a selection of her most recent works at the time, including Piiwathema, Atabey, Sacred Connection, and The Flower Never Forgets Their Roots. Her work then went on to be displayed in the 2024 Longmont Library as part of her AP Drawing class in her combined junior and senior year of high school. The pieces displayed in the Longmont Library were Visions of Old Peace and Warrior Clan. Shortly after this exhibit, her work returned to the Denver Art Museum to be displayed as a part of the Scholastics Art Competition, at which she won two Gold Keys in Individual Painting Works and a Gold Key for her Senior Portfolio. The winning works were as follows: The Bluebird's Daughter (Individual Painting Gold Key), Visions of Old Peace (Individual Painting Gold Key), Piiwathema (Senior Portfolio representation selected piece), Sacred Connection, and Warrior Clan. Little Cloud's most recent exhibit was held at the Longmont Library for the Congressional Art Competition, where she was awarded first place. Her winning piece, The Hoofed Protector, is now on display at the United States Capitol Building, where it stay for a year. This exhibit is allowing Little Cloud to take up space in a governmental setting and give a voice to Indigenous peoples.

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At the core of Little Cloud's artistic practice lies a commitment to decolonization, the reclamation of Indigenous lands, and the preservation of Mother Earth. Through her art, she seeks to challenge the dominant narratives that have silenced and erased Indigenous voices and to create a space for the resurgence of Indigenous perspectives. Ultimately, Skye's art celebrates Indigenous resilience and resistance, pays tribute to Indigenous cultures' power to thrive in the face of colonization, and calls for honoring and upholding Indigenous communities' rights and sovereignty.