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Multimedia artist and musician

Jerome Ellis (born 1989), who goes by JJJJJerome Ellis, 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 and an act of resistance against performative fluency.

Awards and recognition

Ellis has been awarded a United States Artists Fellowship (2022), a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award (2022), and a Creative Capital Grant (2022). The artist received MacDowell residency Fellowships in 2019 and 2022.

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.

Discography

  • 2021 – The Clearing

Books

  • 2021 – The Clearing. New York: Wendy's Subway, 2021.
  • 2023 – Aster of Ceremonies. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2023.

Notes

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

References

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  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.
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  10. Koenig, Andrew. "Aster of Ceremonies". Harvard Review. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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