A blue haired person has their arm raised with a paintbrush about to touch the canvas. They are painting a figure with a bright red flower for a face. In the other hand, they hold a cup of dark purple paint.

Maxwell Hamblin-Compere

Halito!
I am a Choctaw artist living in Norman, OK. My art is rooted in Indigenous identity, queer joy, and the pursuit of a collective dream. Let's make something new!

Two figures with bright red flowers for faces sit in a field of Oklahoma wildflowers.

Coming Together, Growing Together - Mural for OKC Fresh Paint Mural Project - Acrylic on Wood - 8ft x 8ft - 2026

Image shows colorful skateboard with flowers and birds painted on it. A spraypaint can sits on a picnic bench with black and white drawings on it.

Passionflower Skateboard and Spraypaint Can - DNA Galleries - 2026

A circular tapestry hangs on a whtie gallery wall. The tapestry is very colorful, covered in scraps of fabric that are red, pink, blue, green, white, and yellow. Ribbons hang down from the tapestry. At the center is a black pupil, making the tapestry look

Bird Mother's Eye - Portal for MFA Thesis Show - Textile and Reclaimed Material Collage - 13ft x 13ft - 2025

A figure with a bird mask on their head holds a blue baby made out of beads and fabric. The figures are surrounded by branches with fruits that have faces.

Bird Mother and Little Corn Baby - Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 36" - 2025

A blue, orange, white, and yellow riso print with various characters. There is a caterpillar with six boobs, an alligator, a severed hand with an eye in the palm, and a cow.

Risoprint - Illustrations - 2025

A figure holding a deer skull over their face stands against a black background. The painting is made in purples, pinks, yellows, and oranges.

The Omen - Acrylic on Canvas - 60" x 36" - 2022