yuniya edi kwon (she/her) is a violinist, vocalist, and interdisciplinary performance artist based in New York City. Her practice connects composition, improvisation, movement, and ceremony to explore transformation & transgression, ritual practice as a tool to queer space & lineage, and the use of mythology to connect, obscure, and reveal. In addition to an evolving, interdisciplinary solo practice, she collaborates with artists of diverse disciplines, including The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Senga Nengudi, Du Yun, Tomeka Reid, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Degenerate Art Ensemble. She has performed alongside Roscoe Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, Moor Mother, Nicole Mitchell, Shahzad Ismaily, and others. She is a Guggenheim Fellow, Creative Capital Awardee, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Robert Rauschenberg Awardee, Arts Fellow at Princeton University, Civitella Ranieri Fellow, Bessie Award Winner, and United States Artists Fellow.
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