About Karyden
Karyden Roberts is a multidisciplinary performance artist, organizer, and cultural worker whose life and art bridge Oakland and New Orleans. Her work explores identity, consent, privacy, and sovereignty—most recently through her one-woman show, A Process to Prepare For The Crossing.
Karyden has held leadership roles in AlternateROOTS, National AfroSoc, and the No New Jails Coalition. She brings rigorous political practice and visionary creativity to the board of the Pauli Murray Awards Foundation.
Quick Facts
- Role: Secretary, Board of Directors
- Base: Oakland & New Orleans
- Discipline: Performance Artist & Cultural Worker
Focus Areas
Consent | Privacy | Performance Art | Cultural Organizing | Prison Abolition