Anjelica S. Gallegos (Jicarilla Apache Nation/Pueblo of Santa Ana) focuses her architecture practice on advancing design and functionality in threatened places like the Southwest and Arctic. Gallegos works in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, an award-winning architecture, interiors and planning firm that is dedicated to environmental and cultural stewardship for tribal communities. She recently served as an inaugural resident at the Center for Architecture Lab where she expanded her academic research on Indigeneity and relational aspects to nature.

Anjelica is a co-founder of the Indigenous Society of Architecture, Planning and Design, with work featured in Architectural Digest, ByDesign Magazine, Landscape Architecture Magazine and Metropolis Magazine. Gallegos served as an ambassador of President Obama’s Generation Indigenous initiative, advocating for Indian and environmental priorities at the national level, including at the White House Tribal Nations Conference and United State of Women Summit. Prior, Anjelica served in public relations for the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. Gallegos graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude) in Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver. She graduated with her Master of Architecture degree from Yale School of Architecture as an Alpha Rho Chi Medal recipient.