Anne Riley is an interdisciplinary artist of Slavey Dene (Fort Nelson First Nation) and German ancestry. [1] Born in Dallas, Texas, Riley currently lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. [2] Several of Riley's works derive from her identity as Indigiqueer, [3] a term coined by Cree artist TJ Cuthand, [4] and commonly used by Indigenous artists including Oji-Cree storyteller, Joshua Whitehead. [5]