Aedin Ellis (they/she) is a queer histories researcher, community archivist and human rightsadvocate based in Queens, New York and is of Jamaican origin.
Their work centers activism and social justice advocacy through queer histories research, working with New York and Jamaica based advocacy groups and event organizers in supporting social services in the LGBTQ community, community empowerment through education and facilitating safe spaces for queer nightlife.
Aedin’s socially engaged art practice is the combination of research, literature and journalism with contemporary art by documenting, archiving and presenting queer anthropological history in artistic projects and initiatives. Art is explored through the components of literature, anthropology and performance. Their practice focuses on art as advocacy, art as activism and the strategy of education as a tool for liberation.
