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damali ayo
Ayo at Greenlight Books in Brooklyn, 2010
Born	Damali Ayo Patterson February 26, 1972 (1972-02-26) Washington, D.C.
Occupation	Conceptual Artist, Author, Speaker
Nationality	American
Period	1999 – 2017

damali ayo (born February 26, 1972) is an American conceptual artist, performance artist, and author. She created conceptual art from 1997-2017. She is of African-American, English, Italian, and Native American descent. She prefers her name in lower case. Her art used a range of mediums, including assemblage, collage, installation, audio, video, photography, new genres, writing, speaking, and performance.