Hi. I’m JJ.
I’m an artist, organizer, and experience crafter.
I create projects that bring humans together.
When I look at people, I do my best to see them as their closest friends or family would: with love.
Whether it’s as participants in a public art project or as guests to my house concert series, I strive to welcome all equally.
All of my projects are based in this truth…
When we work on the assumption that everyone is photogenic, and create safe, inclusive, welcoming space, magic happens.
Whether it’s through How Philly Moves, whose 85,000 sq ft mural at PHL International Airport celebrates our city’s incredible diversity and shared humanity through love of dance, or Walk Around Philadelphia which celebrates the city’s edges through a walk around its perimeter and ensuing performance and stories, I’ve found beauty most everywhere that I’ve looked.
Beauty also comes to you when you invite it in: Faces of Migration brought diverse experiences of displacement from across our city together into my museum residency much like my house concert series brings together diverse neighbors in my own residence.
If this resonates with you, I’d love to share some of my favorite projects with you. To help create the next one, I’d welcome your participation as a backer, and if there’s an opportunity for us to work together, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.