Photo By Andi Icaza-largaespada in the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth Garden
Anne Riley is South Slavey Dene and a member of Fort Nelson First Nation and an Indigiqueer artist and cultural worker. They live and work as on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̍əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and their home territory Fort Nelson First Nation. Their work explores ways of being and becoming, touch, and Indigeneity. Riley holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and has exhibited across the U.S. and Canada.
In 2020, Riley participated in Drift: Art and Dark Matter, a residency and exhibition that brought together artists and scientists exploring dark matter.
In 2023, Riley co-authored A Conversation Around Dark Matter Ethics with Emelie Chhangur, which won the 2024 Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries Art Writing Award.
They are currently writing their MA thesis in Cultural Studies at Queen’s University, focusing on Dene feminist artistic praxis.