JJJJJerome Ellis

Jerome Ellis (born 1989), who goes by JJJJJerome Ellis,[1] is a multimedia artist, musician, composer, writer, and performer. Their[a] 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]

Notes

  1. ^ Ellis uses all pronouns.[1] This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

References

  1. ^ a b "About". JJJJJerome Ellis. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Thompson, Shy. "JJJJJerome Ellis: The Clearing". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ "United States Artists » Award". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  5. ^ "JJJJJerome Ellis | FCA Grant Recipient". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  6. ^ "JJJJJerome Ellis". Creative Capital. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  7. ^ "JJJJJerome Ellis - MacDowell Fellow in Interdisciplinary Arts". MacDowell. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  8. ^ "Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing". whitney.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  9. ^ Diop, Arimeta (2024-04-02). "The Whitney Biennial Welcomes a "Dissonant Chorus" of Artists". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. ^ Koenig, Andrew. "Aster of Ceremonies". Harvard Review. Retrieved 2024-05-30.