Newsletter
The Importance of Writing Queer Joy
Queer joy is more important than ever.
Jennifer K Shields
Speaking Engagements
The Importance of Writing Queer Joy
I was invited to chair a panel for WORD Christchurch on the importance of writing queer joy, especially in our current context, with authors Shaneel Lal, AJ Fitzwater, and Karen Healey.
Speaking Engagements
Artist Life School: How to Hold Space and Speak in Public
Being an artist is more than just making work - it’s also about presenting it to our peers and the public. From exhibition openings and whakatau to artist talks and panel discussions, we’re likely to be put on the spot and expected to speak about ourselves and our work in public at some stage.
Art & Art Production
A Striking Sight
A group exhibition at Down by the Liffey Gallery, Lincoln.
Newsletter
Stuff.co.nz are back at it again, Krispy Kreme
After a few years of better-than-it-was reporting around rainbow issues, Stuff (and the Southland Times) are back at it again today with poor, unethical, and irresponsible reporting about trans folks.
Art & Art Production
Resolutions
A group exhibition with the Canterbury Women's Photography Collective at Te Huanui Gallery, Darfield.
Art & Art Production
in development
A solo exhibition of works on film, printed in a hallway darkroom, at ART HOLE.
Speaking Engagements
NZ Principals Federation Conference
I presented a workshop at the NZ Principals Federation annual conference to principals from around the motu, helping them best support their rainbow rangatahi.
Speaking Engagements
NZ Area Schools Conference
I presented a keynote session and a complementary workshop at the NZ Area Schools conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch, speaking to principals and school leadership teams from rural schools around Aotearoa.
Welcome to the Edit
Yes, it’s very original
Art & Art Production
Ōtautahi Tiny Performance Festival
It's been a pleasure to produce the first three iterations of Ōtautahi Tiny Performance Festival, a space for all performance art of all kinds - raw, real, radical.
Essays
Sometimes my layers clash with your layers
collaborating with others with different experiences, though often more difficult, can be beneficial—for both parties or just one? collaborating across lines of privilege when you are the one holding that privilege requires responsibility and respect.