Roy Boney

Roy Boney Jr. ᎧᏂᎦ ᎪᎳᎭ is an artist, writer and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. His work focuses on the intersection of the Cherokee language and culture with pop culture. He holds a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Oklahoma State University and an M.A. in Studio Art from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, where he was a research fellow at the Sequoyah Research Center. He has also served as an adjunct instructor of Multimedia Design and Cherokee Language Technology at Northeastern State University. He currently serves as the Cherokee Language Program Manager for the Cherokee Nation Language Department and 2022-23 Sequoyah Fellow at Northeastern State University. He has contributed artwork and articles to publications on Indigenous art, language, and history for the Gilcrease Museum, Oxford University Press, the University of Oklahoma Press, Marvel Comics, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Oklahoma Today, Indian Country Today, Native Peoples, and First American Art Magazine.