Precious Johnson-Arabitg is an artist, writer, dancer, and collector. Born in the American South, she began her journey into the arts during college where she discovered Argentine tango and soon thereafter undertook a two-year ethnography exploring the dance’s history and gender politics. Precious holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in legal studies from the University of Illinois-Springfield. Her research and writing interests include intersections between deconstruction and nondualism; the construction of self; and critical theory in contemporary art practice.