Indigenous Creatives Roster

Roxann Murray is an award-winning neurodivergent photographer based in Tacoma, Washington. She specializes in documenting community, nature, and intentional travel. She received her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with a concentration in arts, media, and culture from University of Washington Tacoma.

Roxann is a known biophiliac; since she was a child, she has had a strong connection with the natural world. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Roxann developed an affection for wildlife, trees, ferns, and the seashore. The majority of her photographs focus on pattern and color. While photographing people and community, she prefers to shoot candidly rather than have the subjects pose.

Since Roxann is Nakota and Dakota on her father’s side, she tries to view the world through a decolonized perspective and live in a way that she hopes makes her ancestors proud. Matriarch, her latest body of work, was funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission through the Artists Initiative Program.

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Tacoma, WA