Richard Orjis (Whanganui, 1979) is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. His research investigates queer ecologies through site-orientated, archival and collaborative artworks and exhibition-making.
Richard has worked in the cultural sector for twenty years, presenting work in Europe, America, Asia, and across Australasia.
Recent projects include Queer Pavilion, Rangipuke Albert Park (2020); Waitangi Day and Auckland Pride: An intertwined history of oppression, The Spinoff (2020); Hacking the Anthropocene, Melbourne University (2019); Walking in Trees, Rangipuke Albert Park (2019); bttm_methdology, Artspace Aotearoa (2019).