DeMar Walker is a multidisciplinary artist and educator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His work infuses dance, theatrical performance, film, photography, poetry, and personal artifact to depict stories of Black social, cultural, and political life of the Midwestern United States. He holds a Master's Degree in English from Marquette University. DeMar has directed, choreographed, and performed for numerous arts organizations including Ko-Thi Dance Company, Danceworks Milwaukee, Black Arts Milwaukee, Wildspace Dance Company, First Stage Children's Theatre, Fleeing Artists Theatre, Camp Bagatae (Guinea), and Ecole Des Sables (Senegal). As a photographer, his work has been shown at Walker’s Point Center of the Arts, Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, and Mahogany Gallery. He has written articles for Arts Midwest, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. He is also a contributing poet to the publication Black in The Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest. He is the founding editor of the literary zine series CURRENTS which he debuted as an inaugural artist-in-residence with Milwaukee Water Commons in October 2024. His first solo art exhibition JUNIOR debuted as a 2024-25 Artist-in-Residence with Arts @ Large. DeMar’s dance short film The Beckoning has won numerous awards including Best Film and Best Director at Milwaukee International Short Film Festival and Best Dance Performance at the Black Lives Rising Dance Festival. Recently, his second film the refrain screened at the Milwaukee International Short Film Fest, International Eco-Performance Festival, and Cinefilmu Festival. To learn more about DeMar and his work, visit www.demarwalker.com.

photo credit: Dexter Rogers