Demian was born to the clans Naasht'ézhí Tábąąhá (Zuni Clan Water's Edge) and Tódích'íí'nii (Bitter Water) of the Diné. His work addresses the importance of cultivating a kinship with the land and is in a continual state of inquiry into radical Indigenous queer feminist ideology. DinéYazhi’ locates the foundation for the conceptual mapping of his creative practice in the intersection of sociopolitical and identity-based politics. His work as an artist is best understood through the transdisciplinary modes of art production, curatorial/research-based inquiry, site-specific installations, street interventions, education, and workshops. DinéYazhi’ received his Bachelor of Fine Art in Intermedia Arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2014, where he received the Intermedia Department Award for his curatorial/research-based thesis exhibition: "BURY MY ART AT WOUNDED KNEE: Blood & Guts in the Art School Industrial Complex". In 2010, he founded the artist/activist/warrior collective, RISE: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment. DinéYazhi’ lives and works in Portland.