JJJJJerome Ellis (born Jerome Ellis; 1989)[1] is a multimedia artist, musician, composer, writer, and performer. Their work concerns disability, justice, temporality, and historical experience. The artist's dysfluency informs their practice. Ellis currently lives in Norfolk, Virginia.
Their debut album, The Clearing (2021), accompanied by a book, is described as a score of stuttering[2] and an act of resistance against performative fluency.[3]
Awards and recognition
Ellis has been awarded a United States Artists Fellowship (2022),[4] a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award (2022),[5] and a Creative Capital Grant (2022).[6] The artist received MacDowell residency Fellowships in 2019 and 2022.[7]
Exhibitions
Ellis is represented twice in the 2024 Whitney Biennial as a solo artist and a member of the People Who Stutter Create (PWSC) collective.[8][9]
Discography
- 2021 – The Clearing
Books
- 2021 – The Clearing. New York: Wendy's Subway, 2021.
- 2023 – Aster of Ceremonies. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2023.[10]
References
- ^ "About". JJJJJerome Ellis. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Morris, Kadish (2021-11-10). "Artist and stutterer JJJJJerome Ellis: 'So much pain comes from not feeling fully human'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Thompson, Shy. "JJJJJerome Ellis: The Clearing". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "United States Artists » Award". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "JJJJJerome Ellis | FCA Grant Recipient". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "JJJJJerome Ellis". Creative Capital. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "JJJJJerome Ellis - MacDowell Fellow in Interdisciplinary Arts". MacDowell. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing". whitney.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Diop, Arimeta (2024-04-02). "The Whitney Biennial Welcomes a "Dissonant Chorus" of Artists". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Koenig, Andrew. "Aster of Ceremonies". Harvard Review. Retrieved 2024-05-30.