Indigenous Artist

Maura García (non-enrolled Cherokee/Mattamuskeet) is an award-winning Dancer specializing in Performance, Dance-making and Facilitation. Recognized as a 2025 Finalist for the Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists Program, Maura inspires people to liberate themselves through vibrant performances that channel the sensual rhythms of the natural world. She has toured throughout the United States, Canada and Australia, sharing her dance in theaters, nightclubs, museums, Urban Indian Organizations, universities, private events, and site-specific outdoor performances. Maura's artistic vision is to heal by making more space for joy in the world.

As a performer, Maura has danced at renowned theaters such as The Dance Centre in Vancouver, BC, the Edlis Neeson at MCA Chicago, the Jenny Belzberg at Banff, AB and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York. She specializes in rhythm-based dance styles, martial arts fusion, and revolutionary sensual performance for adult audiences.

As a dance-maker, Maura collaborates with Indigenous and POC artists to create multi-media dance performances, interactive dance experiences and community arts projects. Named to the 2025 Creative Capital Short List and awarded a 2024 MAP Fund grant, her creative work uncovers stories hidden by colonialism and unleashes the power they have to change our realities.

As a facilitator, Maura has shared her movement practice with community and student groups at places like Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Duke University, Haskell Indian Nations University, Multicultural Arts Victoria in Naarm, Melbourne, Australia and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. Through her outreach, she offers transformational residencies, dance master classes and one-on-one sessions, to help people connect more deeply with themselves, other humans and the earth around them.

INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY

First Nations

SELF-IDENTIFICATION

Cherokee (non-enrolled)/Mattamusket