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Shandiin Yazzie Woodward is a Diné (Navajo) game creator and multidisciplinary artist from Albuquerque, NM. She is the Co-Founder and Art Director at Subliminal, where she spearheads her studio’s projects and crafts colorful worlds and characters. She has 10+ years experience in her artistic career and specializes in stylized game art and graphic design.

Shandiin was selected as a member of The Game Awards Future Class 2021. She has done design work for Meow Wolf, a multiverse art installation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her games have been selected in Games for Change and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

Shandiin also co-founded the Albuquerque Game Developers Guild, a game development community in New Mexico, and is an experienced game jam organizer.  Shandiin works to promote diversity in games and create a space for indigenous expression.

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Experience ︎︎︎

Current. Subliminal Co-Founder, Art Director
2023. Anima Interactive Art Director (Unannounced Title)
2023. Magic: The Gathering Cultural Consultant
2020.Wizards of the Coast World Building, Cultural Consultant(Unannounced Title)
2020. Code Coven Elevate Program Participant
2019. Meow Wolf Lead Web Designer

I’ve also worked with ︎︎︎

Anima Interactive  Art Consultant (Take Us North)
Refract Studio Concept Art, 3D Art
Riggs Ward Graphic Design, Motion Graphics
Albuquerque Game Developers Guild Co-Founder
Global Game Jam Site Organizer
NM Game Jam Organizer

What I do ︎︎︎

01. Art Direction
02. Concept Art
03. Character Design
04. UI Design
05. Graphic Design
06. Motion Graphics

︎ Art + Design Contracting
︎ Cultural Consultation
︎ Diversity + Inclusivity Topics

︎︎︎ A Game from a GIF: How 'Button City' Was Made
GDC Independent Games Summit

︎︎︎ Fireside Chat: Indigeneity in Games
Pixelles 2023

︎︎︎ Game Dev Interview: Button City
Game Devs of Color Expo 2021

︎︎︎ A Case for Cozy: Why We Need Wholesome Games
Geek Girl Con 2020