Margaret Wickens Pearce
Margaret Wickens Pearce (born 1965) is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation cartographer known for creating maps that foreground Indigenous Peoples' understanding of land and place. Pearce pushes the boundaries of cartography beyond two-dimensional depictions of static and defined spaces. She draws on a wide range of archival materials and long-term collaborations with Indigenous communities to resurface their history, knowledge, and presence throughout North America.
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Margaret Wickens Pearce
- Name
- Margaret Wickens Pearce
- Born
- 1965
- Education
- * Hampshire College (BA)
- Occupation
- Cartographer
- Known for
- Mapping North American Indigenous peoples' land and place
- Awards
- * Guggenheim Fellowship (2023)
- Nationality
- United States · Citizen Potawatomi Nation
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · Investigative Reporters and Editors Award · George Polk Award · MacArthur Fellows Program
- Languages
- English
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Margaret Wickens Pearce (born 1965) is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation cartographer known for creating maps that foreground Indigenous Peoples' understanding of land and place. Pearce pushes the boundaries of cartography beyond two-dimensional depictions of static and defined spaces. She draws on a wide range of archival materials and long-term collaborations with Indigenous communities to resurface their history, knowledge, and presence throughout North America.
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Margaret Wickens Pearce studied at Hampshire College and Clark University. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with University of Kansas, Ohio University and California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, George Polk Award and MacArthur Fellows Program.
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• Name — Margaret Wickens Pearce • Born — 1965 • Education — * Hampshire College (BA) • Clark University (Phd) • Occupation — Cartographer • Known for — Mapping North American Indigenous peoples' land and place • Awards — * Guggenheim Fellowship (2023) • MacArthur Fellowship (2025) • Employer — * Humboldt State Uni (1998–2001) • Ohio University (2005–2010) • University of Kansas (2010–2016)
Early life and education
Early life and education
Pearce grew up in Rochester, New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Hampshire College in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Geography from Clark University in 1998. She held faculty positions at Humboldt State University (1998–2001), Ohio University (2005–2010), and the University of Kansas (2010–2016).
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Career and artistic practice
She taught at Humboldt State University, Ohio University, and University of Kansas. She operates Studio 1:1 in Rockland, Maine. In 2023, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Geography & Environmental Studies. In 2025, she was recognized for her innovative contributions to the field of cartography and Indigenous studies by the MacArthur Fellowship.
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Margaret Wickens Pearce received Guggenheim Fellowship, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, George Polk Award and MacArthur Fellows Program.
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- 1.Explorer Home. explorers.nationalgeographic.org.
- 2.Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce 84F Recognized as 2025 MacArthur Fellow. Hampshire College. 2025-10-10.
- 3.Clark alum Margaret Wickens Pearce named 2025 MacArthur Fellow. ClarkU News. 2025-10-08.
- 4.Berg, Kaili. Citizen Potawatomi Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow. Native News Online. 2025-10-09.
- 5.Blackmore, Willy. Redrawing the Map. Midcoast Villager. 2025-10-13.
- 6.ABOUT. Studio 1:1.
- 7.Margaret Pearce. Guggenheim Fellowships.
- 8.Margaret Wickens Pearce. www.macfound.org.
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Margaret Wickens Pearce studied at Hampshire College and Clark University. The record notes the qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts.
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