Tyra Blackwater is a multidisciplinary Diné artist from the Navajo Reservation. She received a B.A. in Art Practice from Stanford University in 2023 with Honors in Interdisciplinary Arts. Her honors thesis, nizhónígo nihaa ’ádahałyą́ - they are taking good care of us, was awarded the Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence in the Humanities and Creative Arts. She has exhibited in the Stanford Art Gallery, Coulter Gallery, and the Mohr Gallery. She comes from the Red Bottom Cheeks and Between his Sleeves clans, and is taught by her relatives and matriarchs. Her artwork exists at the intersection of traditional and contemporary art and is deeply inspired by her relations and the beauty of her homelands. For Blackwater, artistic creation is a broader community project as opposed to an individual act, challenging limiting perspectives to expand artistic agency.