Raven Davis

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Raven Davis
Born1975
Toronto, Ontario

Raven Davis (born 1975) is a multimedia Indigenous artist, curator, activist, and community organizer of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway) Nation in Manitoba. [1] Davis's work centers themes of culture, colonization, sexuality, and gender and racial justice. [2] Davis currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia and works between Halifax and Toronto, Ontario. [1] [3] [4] Davis is also a traditional dancer, singer, and drummer.[ citation needed ]

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Career

In 2010, Davis joined the Friends United initiative as an artist and associate and currently sits on the advisory board. [5]

In 2017, Raven Davis was hired as co-artistic director of Halifax's Queer Acts Theatre Festival. [6]

Awards, honours, and residencies

Curatorial

Filmography

Selected exhibitions

Personal

Raven Davis is a parent of three sons. [23] Having a mother who is also an Anishinaabe artist has influenced Davis in their life and career. [5] [24] Davis was born and raised in Toronto and attended Ryerson University and George Brown College. [25]

The artist is two-spirited and uses gender-neutral pronouns. Davis speaks at schools, art venues, and community events, raising awareness around issues of gender, sexuality, and race. [26] [27]

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  19. ↑ "DUALITY - Zakide, Clayton Windatt, Dayna Danger, Jane Smythe, Cole Alvis, Ember Windatt, Cole Forrest, Jessie Short, Raven Davis, Tara Windatt, EE Portal Collective (Elyse Portal and Emilio Portal) and Proscenium Club's Caleb Geden, Kaitlyn Stewart, Kelsey Ruhl, Mo - WKP Kennedy Gallery". www.kennedygallery.org. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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  21. ↑ "níchiwamiskwém | nimidet | ma soeur | my sister : Art Mûr". La Biennale d'art contemporain autochtone (in French). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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