2021 ILLUMINATIONS GRANT FINALIST

JHONA XAVIERA

Jhona Xaviera Fabian (they/she) is a Dominican-American, Boston-based multimedia chimæra who weaves together visual and performing arts into stories that embody the multiplicities of their Afro-Caribbean trans experience. They received a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in 2020 and have infiltrated gallery, performance, research, and virtual spaces in Massachusetts and North Carolina. As their muse, guide, and highest self, they channel Asyra: the many-faced goddess you may only wish to worship.

Learn more about Jhona Xaviera at her website.