Roy Boney Jr.

Cherokee, born 1978

BiographyRoy Boney, Jr. (Cherokee Nation) is from Locust Grove, OK, and currently resides in Tahlequah. He is an award winning multimedia artist and writer. His art has been exhibited across the United States and internationally. He holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Oklahoma State University and Master of Art in Studio Art from the University of Arkansas – Little Rock.

In addition to making fine art, he works as graphic novelist and illustrator. Some of his titles include Dead Eyes Open, Trickster: Native American Tales, Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, and Moonshot. He has contributed articles on Indigenous art and culture to various publications including Indian Country Today, Native Peoples, the Cherokee Phoenix, and First American Art. Currently, he works for the Cherokee Nation Department of Language as a program manager where he works extensively in making the Cherokee language useable in technology.

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