CHRONIC
Artists Allegra Fletcher, Andrew Choe, Marian Taylor Brown & Ellice Patterson traverse life across dimensions of disability, race, queerness & magic stardust.
2023
Ellice, Marian, Andrew & Allegra smile under masks at the opening of CHRONIC.
Colin plays with daisy flowers during the interactive crown making at the CHRONIC closing.
Nicole, Andrea and Kim look at Marian's work at the CHRONIC closing.
Marian, Swathi and Deidra smile together at the CHRONIC closing.
Charles, Katherine, Brent and David smile together at the CHRONIC closing.
Three friends smile together at the CHRONIC closing.
Mother and baby pose at the CHRONIC closing.
Mother and son smile together while eating food at the CHRONIC closing.
Savannah and Alice play in Allegra's Window.
Joan and Sho talk before the artist talks.
Savannah and Alice sit in the doorway of Allegra's Window.
Ellice speaks while Sho interprets at the CHRONIC closing.
Folx stand near the dance floor at the CHRONIC closing.
Marian talks while Sho signs at the CHRONIC closing.
Marian talks while Sho signs at the CHRONIC closing.
Andrew talks about their work while Joan signs.
Ellice speaks with Allegra, Andrew and Marian next to her, with Sho signing.
Many friends smile together at the CHRONIC closing.
Luca plays piano at the CHRONIC closing.
Friends smile together at the CHRONIC closing with Marian's art int he background.
Beautiful folx smile together at the CHRONIC closing.
Marian presents mica with a hot pink pineapple in gratitude for their support.
Marian's work is show on the brick wall.
Friends hug at the CHRONIC opening.
Ellice's work is pictured on the brick wall.
Allegra sings at the CHRONIC opening.
CHRONIC show poster is shown.
Marian is shown in front of her work.
Ellice is show in front of her work.
Andrew is shown in front of their work.
Allegra is seen in their installation.
Andrew speaks about their work.
Allegra sings at the CHRONIC opening.
Marian and Allegra hug.
Andrew's work is shown.
Andrew Choe (he/they) is a composer and pianist currently based in Atlanta, native land of the Muscogee Creek Nation. They are the music director at Abilities Dance where they work to build intersectional disability justice in the art space. As a neurodivergent composer, Andrew creates music as a means of exploration, identity, and healing. PC: Selfie by Andrew Choe ID: Headshot of Andrew, who is Asian and has shoulder length wavy black hair, and a medium tan skin tone, wearing glasses and a teal shirt. The background behind is light gray.
Allegra Fletcher (she/her) is a Boston-born Afro Caribbean Latina by way of Honduras and the island of Roatán. She is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and community cultivator and enjoys exploring ways to decolonize expressions of faith, knowledge, and cultural production. PC: Jamin Burdick ID: Headshot of Allegra who faces forward with a calm expression. A woman of African descent, her loc'd hair is decorated with beads and is half up, she is wearing large frame black glasses, a black sleeveless top, and is holding a bouquet of wild daisies.
Ellice Patterson (she/her) is Founder, Executive & Artistic Director of Abilities Dance Boston. Her choreography has been at TD Garden, MFA, Ailey Theatre in NYC, Links Hall in Chicago, and more. She also has a lot of disabilities. PC: Jaypix ID: Image of young black woman in red bra top and skirt on crutches and on pointe.
Marian Taylor Brown (she/her) is a Boston-based; native land of the Massachusett peoples, multi-disabled visual artist focused on intersectional equity, investigating art as a means for healing, collective action, and creative justice. She is the co-director of collective abundance at Arts Connect International, and is known as a higher ed shaper and disruptor. PC: Mel Taing ID: Headshot of Marian, a millennial woman with white peach skin and brown curly hair. Her artwork is out of focus in the background, a piece of handmade paper with exacto cuts.
Documentation Photography by Mel Taing & Jaypix © 2023