Jordany Genao is a Dominican interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Queens, NY (Lenapehoking). In their practice they emphasize visual and theoretical connections between Arawak-taino cosmology and ceramics, Caribbean plants, and queerness. The space that nature occupies in their work is an affirmation of the ways it is culturally engaged to co-create homes, medicine, and alternative realities. Their work celebrates the practice of being closer to nature and using its wisdom to spotlight the multifaceted relationships between land, history, and culture. Since receiving their BFA from SVA in 2014, their work has been featured in group shows at Flux Factory (Queens, NY), and Turley Gallery (Hudson, NY), among others.
