Grace Rosario Perkins (Diné/Akimel O’odham) (b. 1986, Santa Fe, New Mexico / Lives and works Brooklyn, New York) is a self-taught painter who has spent 15 years as an arts educator and most recently served as Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Mills College, Oakland, CA. Some recent sites of engagement include MOCA Tucson, Cushion Works, ONE Archives, Residency Art Gallery, Oakland Museum, Mills College, Cooper Union, The San Francisco Art Institute, and the University of New Mexico. Perkins has been nominated for a United States Arts Fellowship and SFMOCA’s SECA Award.