Maura Tamez (she/her) is a Ndé (Lipan Apache; Southern Plains Dene) installation artist who is located on the Okanagan Indian Band Reserve amongst Sqilxw peoples, and guest on the unceded territory of the Syilx peoples. She is a 2022 graduate of the University of British Columbia Okanagan, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She has been featured in numerous exhibitions at galleries such as the Alternator, Kelowna Art Gallery, Terrain Art Gallery, Lake Country Art Gallery, and the Polygon Art Gallery. Her work explores themes of belonging, place, and history to advocate land-based struggles and matrilineal ways of working. These thoughts extend into her curatorial practice. In the summer of 2021, mentored by Tania Willard, Maura curated the show Shi Kéé at the Rotary Centre for the Arts.