Douglas Miles lives on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. He was one of the first artists to create artistic skateboard decks. Miles created Apache Skateboards, which organizes skateboard contests and curates art shows around the country, especially on Indian reservations in the American Southwest. Miles is a painter, printmaker, and photographer. He emphasizes Apache culture, Native American youth, and reservation life in his work. Miles has stated: “You need to show ‘Indian people’ in the 21st century and not so much as musem pieces.” Miles’ work is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.,the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Warner Brothers Studios, among others.