avery r. young

Award-winning artist, composer, and producer. Teaching artist, Urban Gateways

avery r. young (he/him/his) is an award-winning artist, composer, and producer and a teaching artist with Urban Gateways, which helps youth to overcome social and economic barriers so they can access Chicago's artistic and cultural vitality.

young’s work focuses on social justice, equity, queer identity, and body consciousness. Through his teaching artistry, he has mentored and influenced a new generation of Chicago artists and thinkers, including Jamila Woods, Eve Ewing, Erika Esperanza-Dickerson and Xavier Ramey.

Photo by Felton Edward Kizer