Shanel Edwards

Shanel Edwards is a Black, queer, non-binary, first-generation Jamaican, Philadelphia based, dancer, photographer, director, and poet.Their work centers Black Queer Femme-hood, intimacy as a tool for healing, and radical joy. They create art in a world where tenderness and rage coexist. There are no sharp corners but when needed, there are knives. Shanel’s artwork is a plush landscape for laughter and slow dancing with one another. Shanel’s creations should bring you to ease, should bring you closer.