About: Maurya Kerr

Maurya Kerr is a bay area-based artist and the artistic director of tinypistol. Much of her work, across disciplines, is focused on black people reclaiming their birthright to both wonderment and the quotidian. As a filmmaker, Maurya’s sophomore film, Saint Leroi, was described in the Village Voice as “a surreal meditation on Black history, violence, and American decay and a powerful indictment of racism.” After co-curating ODC Theater’s 2023/24 season, she was appointed as Resident Curator for their 2024/25 season. She was recently named a 2025 NEA Creative Writing Fellow.

Articles by Maurya Kerr:

• Welcome Feb 18, 2025
• Welcome Oct 07, 2024
• We, The Majestic Apr 24, 2024
• We Sep 16, 2020
• SPEAK: PoemAnthemSong Jun 01, 2017