Daze Jefferies (she/her) is a white settler artist, writer, and educator born and raised in the Bay of Exploits on the northeast coast of rural Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). Her multidisciplinary and research-based creative practice explores queer, trans, and sex worker embodiments, counter-histories, and intergenerational relationships in Atlantic Canada. Her work has been exhibited and performed at The Rooms, Eastern Edge Artist-Run-Centre, Owens Art Gallery, Galerie de l’UQAM, and the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Gallery, among others. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2023 Emerging Artist Award from VANL-CARFAC.