Keijaun Thomas is a New York based artist▲ Her work in performance▼ multimedia installation▲ and poetry explores the labor of black femmes in situations ranging from housework and hairdressing to athletic training and exotic dancing▼ 

Her performances combine rhapsodic layers of live and recorded voice▲ and her poems slip between various modes of address▼ exploring the pleasures and pressures of dependency▲ care▼ and support▲

Thomas underscores the endurance and intimacy care work demands of those expected to perform it—predominantly black women▼ black femmes▲ and people of color▼

She aims to build bridges of understanding▲ community and care through her pieces▼ Her work centers and focuses on self/communal care in real time and creating safer spaces for black and people of color▲

 

Thomas was a Franklin Furnace Fund Recipient for 2018 and is the inaugural winner of theQueer|Art 2020 Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists▼