Amber Kay Ball

Citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Born in Portland, Oregon, Amber Kay Ball is a theatre maker, visual artist, and community-based advocate. As a contemporary Native multi-practice artist, Amber uses theatre, multimedia, and beadwork as mediums for sharing stories, truths, laughter and joy. These mediums allow them to critically explore, honor, and weave Native pasts, presents, and futures in a just and liberated format. Amber studied theater arts and Native American Studies at the University of Oregon where they were able to study theatrical arts abroad in London, England.

Most recently Amber Co-Directed The Nut, The Hermit, The Crow and The Monk in New Native Theatre’s 15th season at Gremlin Theatre in Minneapolis. Amber’s play, Finding BigFoot, was selected for the Fertile Ground PDX New Play festival and premiered as a staged reading at Barbies Village. Amber has previously directed with Creative Nations First Storyteller’s Festival, Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre as well as a workshop production of, Tipi Tales From the Stoop, at New York Theatre Workshop. Amber is a Miller Foundation Spark Awardee, a PICA PDX Precipice Fund Awardee, a recipient of the Indigenous Place Keeping Artist Fellowship through the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and received the Community Mentor Award from Southern Oregon University’s Native American Studies Department.