Tonya Lockyer

Tonya Lockyer, widely praised as "a key cultural changemaker" (Seattle Times), is an award-winning artist and cultural strategist. Her work as a groundbreaking artist, arts leader, and curator has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts International, Princeton University, NPR, the Canada Council, and the City of Seattle. Lockyer was the transformative director of Seattle's Velocity Dance Center (2011-2018), and she has collaborated with some of the most innovative artistic...See more

Tonya Lockyer, widely praised as "a key cultural changemaker" (Seattle Times), is an award-winning artist and cultural strategist. Her work as a groundbreaking artist, arts leader, and curator has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts International, Princeton University, NPR, the Canada Council, and the City of Seattle. Lockyer was the transformative director of Seattle's Velocity Dance Center (2011-2018), and she has collaborated with some of the most innovative artistic experimentalists of our time. She is an adjunct professor in Arts Leadership (MFA/BA) at Seattle University. See less