michon sanders (b.1980) is a multidisciplinary artist who splits her time between Oakland, California and Los Angeles. Her work elicits dialogue around family, memory, nostalgia and cultural identity. She was the 2020 winner of the AXA Art Prize, juried by Julia Chiang, Erik Parker, Laurie Simmons and Salman Toor, and was featured in T Magazine, the Arts & Culture magazine of the New York Times. Her work was included in the 2021 ForFreedoms initiative Hear Her Here. Her San Francisco solo debut "i don't do this for just anybody," opened in 2022 with Friends Indeed (Micki Meng) Gallery. Her Los Angeles solo debut, "Let's keep this between us,"  opened in 2022 with Giovanni’s Room. Her MFA Thesis Exhibition "All I Have To Do Is Stay Black And Die," opened in April of 2023.