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Seleena Daye (born 1984) is a textile artist, zine maker, and musician based in Manchester, UK. Her work often focuses on race, class, sexuality, and gender, taking inspiration from 90s pop culture.[1][2][3]
Zines
editSeleena Daye began making zines in the 90s. "Zines came at a time in my life when I had a lot of penpals and was trying to find like-minded people, pre internet. It's just something I fell in love with. Something that made me lifelong friends and part of a community."[4]
Several of Daye's zines are fanzines dedicated to pop culture such as My Mad Fat Zine (2016)[5] Without you I'm nothing (2012)[6] and Diary of a crush (2012).[7]
Seleena Daye also creates political zines relating to race, class, and sexuality including Brown girls (2017– ),[8] and Happy alone (2016).[9]
Seleena Daye co-created Poor Lass zine (2014 - 2018) with fellow zine maker Em Ledger as a collaborative zine sharing stories by working class people.[10] The zine series later became a podcast series running for 19 episodes.[11]
In 2018 Seleena Daye co-founded Over Here Zine Fest with Heena Patel and Melissa John-Charles.[12] The zine fest is dedicated to showcasing self-publishing by global majority creators and was originally held in conjunction with the Black Writers Conference in Manchester.[13] The zine fest is held annually at the People's History Museum.[14]
Music
editSeleena Daye has performed in a number of riot grrrl inspired acts. Seleena Daye together with Holly Casio founded the first Radical Cheerleading troupe in the UK.[15][16] The duo made their debut at Ladyfest London 2002[17] and went on to perform with acts such as Valerie, Blue Minkies, Bis, and Gossip.
Seleena Daye played drums with the band and art collective Yiiikes! as well as the Clueless inspired punk band The Whatevers. She performed as a tap dancer at the 2015 London Slayerfest.[18]
Art
editDaye creates textile art using felt and embroidery. Her work is influenced by the 'make do and mend' ethos, and views craft as an accessible and affordable skill to share with others.[4]
In 2021, Seleena Daye's banner The journey we made across land and sea, to build a country not made for me, was commissioned by the People's History Museum as part of a two year programme exploring migration. Daye describes the aim of the banner to speak about "the hostility migrants face when coming to the UK, the narrative told in mainstream media and the poor treatment, not just as workers, but as people."[19]
Exhibitions
editSolo exhibitions
editSource:[20]
Brown girl in the pit, Nexus Art Cafe (2017)
What, is she Black now?, Bury Art Museum (2017)[3]
What, is she Black now?, Z-Arts (2017)
Make a cup of tea, put a record on, Turnpike Gallery (2013)[21]
Group exhibitions
editSource:[20]
Nature week, Museum of the Home (2022)
Migration, People's History Museum (2021)
Everything I know, I felt. The Lowry (2020)
Decolonise Fest art show, 198 Gallery (2018)
The glowing world of snotboobs and the severed toe, Islington Mill (2014)
References
edit- ↑ "About". 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Migration: a human story". People's History Museum. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Zine chat #1: Seleena Laverne Daye". Salford Zine Library. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Interview: Seleena Laverne Daye on making zines & crafting change". 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "My Mad Fat Zine". libsearch.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Without you I'm nothing". libsearch.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Diary of a Teenage Girl Crush - Salford Zine LibrarySalford Zine Library". salfordzinelibrary.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Brown girls: #2". library.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Happy Alone". Goldsmiths Library. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Poor Lass issue 1". libsearch.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "15 Best Working Class Podcasts to Listen to in 2026". FeedSpot for Podcasters. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Introducing Over Here Zine Fest". Race Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Introducing… – Race Archive". Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Over Here Zine Fest 2025". People's History Museum. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Kuhn, Gabriel (2015). Playing as if the world mattered: an illustrated history of activism in sports. PM Press. p. 128. ISBN 9781629630977.
- ↑ Kuhn, Gabriel (2015). Playing as if the World Mattered: An Illustrated History of Activism in Sports. PM Press.
- ↑ Neset, Anne Hilde (2002). "On location: Ladyfest London". Wire (223): 82 – via Exact Editions.
- ↑ Andrews, Charlotte Richardson (2016-08-05). "Rock-horror: how Buffy the Vampire Slayer's music continues to draw blood". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Migration: a human story". People's History Museum. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- 1 2 "CV". 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Artistic duo will have you in stitches at Turnpike Gallery in Leigh". Leigh Journal. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2026-04-30.