About Miyuki Baker
Miyuki is a resident of the place where many circles overlap. They’re a queer, multi-racial/lingual artist, activist & academic passionate about using common or discarded objects, stories, zines, and performance in public spaces to make accessible art. Their research examines how we practice “hope” and meaning through space, architecture and the environment. They’re currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Performance Studies at UC Berkeley.
After graduating from Swarthmore College in 2012, where they were involved in queer Asian activism and making art, they received the Watson Fellowship to travel the world in search of queer artists and activists and made 8 zines highlighting what they learned under their publishing house Queer Scribe Productions. From 2014-2015 she lived in Ecuador and traveled by bicycle from Ecuador to Colombia cataloging traditional textiles, music and food. After returning, they built and lived in a mobile tiny house for a year (until selling it in May 2016).
Hey Miyuki!
Wonderful! 😀 I love reading your posts they are always so full of joy and inspiration. Good luck with your dissertation project ❤
Thank you for continuing to read them after all these years :D:D Hope you’re well and making art!
So happy to hear from you! Can’t wait to hear more about your dissertation project and your new chosen family adventures. 🙂