Sheridan MacKnight is a painter and jeweler enrolled in the White Earth Chippewa Tribe and a descendant of the Hunkpapa Lakota people of Standing Rock. She is also of Scottish and French heritage. MacKnight divides her time between Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Her paintings are driven by a passion for storytelling, using ink and paint to convey emotion through expressive line, imagery, and design. More importantly, her work serves as a powerful connection to her cultural roots, an essential aspect of her artistic practice. MacKnight’s  paintings have earned numerous honors at some of the world's most prestigious Indigenous art markets, including the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market in Phoenix, Arizona.