About

Jordan Poorman Cocker is an Indigenous curator and artist from the Kiowa Tribe and the Kingdom of Tonga, her pronouns are she/ her. Cocker holds a master’s of Museum and Heritage Practice with a focus on Indigenous Museum policies and practices from Victoria University of Wellington. As well as a Bachelor of Design with a focus on Indigenous Design theory and practice, majoring in Spatial Design from Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Cocker’s curatorial work focalizes Indigenous methodologies ie. ways of knowing and doing and links relational world-views to Indigenous Futurisms. She is a current Ph.D. student at Auckland University of Technology’s School of Design 2021-2024. Raised in Oklahoma, USA Cocker’s tertiary education in New Zealand provides her with an international perspective of Indigenous Art, Design and Research.

“I believe Indigenous Art, Design & and Stories will change the world.” -JPC, 2019

Images shot with That Brown Girl Cooks. Some Images Shot on Location at Buvette.