Maggie Thompson is a Native American textile artist and designer from the Fond du Lac Ojibwe with a focus on "knitwear and tapestry".

She is the director of the Two Rivers Gallery in Minneapolis,[2] Thompson incorporates multimedia elements into her pieces, such as photographs, beer caps, and 3-D printed designs.

[8] Thompson has stated that Wasserman, who attended college with her at the Rhode Island School of Design, taught her "the true meaning of what love can be in a friendship".

[9] In 2014 Thompson founded Makwa Studio, named after the Ojibwe word for bear, which represents her father's clan, and creates knitwear suitable to be worn by non-Native Americans.

[3] She has also exhibited at the following locations: In 2023, In 2015 Thompson received the NACF Regional Artist Fellowship as well as the Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Partnership Grant.