Unity at the Initiative: a multi-site visual exhibition and at-home experience centering art by and for Queer and Trans Artists of Color. I am:_____ is a blog series to get to know our partners.
Shanel Edwards is a Philadelphia rooted, first-generation Jamaican, Black, Queer, Non- binary, artist, and world-builder. They utilize movement, filmmaking, hairstyling, poetry, and photography as channels. Their creations are birthed through their Black queer and trans existence, tenderness, water, intimacy, and collective dreaming. shanel is a 2020 Mural Arts fellow and was a 2019 Artist in Residence with Urban Movement Arts (Philadelphia). They have choreographed for productions at The University of the Arts (2019), and Princeton University (2020). shanel works closely with spirit and their ancestors through herbal knowledge, divination, and channeling through movement to envoke and envision a world where Black trans women are liberated.
"My creative work is tender, human, and grounded. my website is shaneledwardsart@gmail.com where you can find my portfolios!"
Finish this sentence with a word or two: I am a:_______ |
ever changing human. |
What's the most half-baked hobby you took on since the COVID-19 shutdown? |
Roller Skating |
What are you binge-watching? |
Wentworth on Netflix |
What's the last thing that made you laugh out loud? |
My friends Tik Tok |
If you were to create a signature skate move, what would the move involve/look like? |
Skating on water |
Anything you'd like to share with the world? |
QTBIPOC Print Resources! |
