damali ayo
LITERARY CLIENT
Her books use humor to shed a light on American culture and human relations. She helps her readers to think and grow while laughing at themselves. Her issue-driven art has been exhibited internationally and from coast to
coast. She speaks to colleges across the country, launched the first sliding-scale, ecofriendly clothing company, adopted a blind dog,teaches yoga, and has grown her own food. Her biggest joy in life is that people love to tell her
their stories.
damali ayo's award-winning art has been shown at galleries across the world. She speaks to colleges, high schools, and organizations in the U.S. and Canada. damali and her art have been featured in over 100 publications world-wide including Harpers, the Village Voice, Salon.com, the Washington Post, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Redbook Magazine and CSPAN2's Book TV. She
feels strongly that laughter and the infectious habit of re-telling funny stories is one of the ways that social change can spread virally through a culture. damali says: "I have seen that change starts with people, relationships and courage. This fuels my passion for helping people to be all they can be."damali's first book, How to Rent a Negro was acclaimed
as "one of the most trenchant and amusing commentaries on contemporary race relations." It was granted a 2005 Honorable Mention in the Outstanding Book Awards from the Gustavus Meyers Center for the Study of Bigotry and
Human Rights. Her radio work "Living Flag: Panhandling for Reparations" won a Silver Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Her
most recent book Obamistan! is being heralded as a "blueprint for our brave new utopia."
damali grew up in Washington DC, and has lived in Rhode Island, Maine, Ilinois, Oregon and California. She has a Bachelors in Art from Brown University in a dual concentration of Public Policy and American Civilization. She holds a Masters in Fine Art from Portland State University in Studio Art. She is a Reiki master and yoga instructor an. damali is an avid gardener and
grows her own food and medicinal herbs. She strives to live a life in
harmony with principles of sustainability, though she has a weakness
for NASCAR. She can sometimes be caught playing a mean air cello to
Beethoven's fifth symphony, or having dance parties to Bollywood hits
in her living room. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her blind
adopted dog, Stevie.
“damali ayo” means "beautiful vision of joy."
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