SHELL SPIN
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES
Poet, Teaching Poet, Coaching Poet, DJ
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a vessel of art, freedom, love and knowledge.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Shell Spin is a two stepping, soul food eating creative from Jersey. She brings together her knowledge of poetry, teaching, healing and DJing to create a holistic approach to art. Shell uses art to send out messages of hope and inspiration to the community as she lives her life freely and boldly in a world that too often attempts to silence black women.
She has performed at Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Bowery Poets Cafe, Montclair State University, Rutgers University, Brooklyn Museum, Newark Museum and the Meadowlands. She believes art is an essential form of communication for black people to flourish and tap into joy. She is rooting for black people to thrive.
She is a Capricorn sun, Cancer rising. She is growing. She is learning. She is art.
SOCIAL MEDIA
PHONE NUMBER
(732) 707-7885
EMAIL ADDRESS
Based in Newark, NJ
PORTFOLIO
Sample Work One— Poetry, “Incenses in the Hood”
Sample Work Two— DJ Set, “Rona Rink DJ Set”
Sample Work Three— Poetry, “Sweetest Treat”
Sample Work Four— Spoken Word, “Queer Abstract Performance”
Sample Work Five— DJ Set, “Oh Black Woman DJ Set”