sidony o’neal

Pronouns: They/Them

sidony o’neal is a writer, performance artist, and dramaturg based in Portland, OR. Their work is interdisciplinary— often synthesizing text, textiles, movement, installation, as well as sound and olfactory components. sidony has presented work in North America and West Africa. They have performed as a member of DEAD THOROUGHBRED, future death agency, and DELICTO. Their writing has appeared in Passages North, BATHHOUSE, and SPOOK among others. They are the translator of Prognosis: Descarga Poetica Decolonial (Quilomboarte 2014) and author of f a c e bowl (THE MINI CHAPBOOK PRESS 2013). sidony has held a Literary In(ter)ventions residency at the Banff Centre, Canada and was the co-recipient of two 2015 PICA Precipice Fund grants. In June 2016 they participated in a residency at Arteles Creative Center in Finland