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Delaney Keshena is a moccasin maker and fine artist born in a border town in sleepy, north-central Wisconsin.

With the body as site, Keshena uses hair, skin and glass in their practice of crafting objects that relate stories of family, nation and contemporary Indigenous experience. Delaney’s work has been shown in Italy, Belgium and throughout the United States. They are also a poet and have been named as a finalist for the James Welch Prize. Delaney is completing a two-year residency with the North House Folk School and is currently an Incubator Resident with Public Functionary.

Delaney is currently based in Minneapolis, MN.