Demian DinéYazhi´
1983–

Introduction

Demian DinéYazhi' (born 1983) is a Native American artist and activist. Their work and advocacy focuses on indigenous and LGBTQ+ people and "consists of photography, sculpture, text, sound, video, land art performance, installation, street art and fabrics art."

They founded and directed the artist-activist organization called R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment, and are the co-director of the LGBTQ+ and Indigenous Two-Spirit zine titled Locusts: A Post-Queer Nation Zine. They have published poetry books promoting Indigenous and queer advocacy, including Ancestral Memory and An Infected Sunset.

In 2017, DinéYazhi' received the Brink Award from the Henry Art Gallery. They are currently based in Portland, Oregon. DinéYazhi' identities as gender non-binary and uses gender neutral pronouns.

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Q87755062

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