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Joel Maxime Jr.

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I’m a Multidisciplinary Artist/Altruist/Activist Published Illustrator, author and musician. Former resident artist of Haitian American Museum Of Chicago (HAMOC) featured on Ghost Market. Former Television and Radio producer with Cornerstone and Maze Jackson and more- I currently freelance for online streaming agencies as a content creating resource. Current designer- Award winning dialogue and short film production. Former curatorial/visual consultant and event planner in community affairs/affiliated with Mac Property in Hyde Park and Subterranean and Innjoy in Wicker Park. Speaker and analysts and traveling artist for Art Encounter. Art organizer, artist representative and or performer or curator/producer of over 300 shows/presentation/exhibition or productions based in Chicago from nfp’s to public commercial businesses to consulting with local parks and art collectives. Art featured in Chicago Sun-Times, Tribune, Hyde Park Herald, Wicker Park Journal, several television shows and more. In 2005 over 2000 works; many archived, recorded and documented by 6 Degrees.org in Harold Washington Library in Chicago. Commissioned by Overbrook studios. Featured in Columbia College Archives. Award winning Art Direction in Coca Cola Utah Olympic campaign 2002. National Art Instructor Award in 2001. President of Art Club at Gordon Tech 1994. I’m in different genres & mediums as diverse as Live paintings to classical piano. Film to Books. Choreography to campaign writing. Martial Arts, Event Planning, Marketing and Music. Stand Up Comedy to Comic Books. Pop-Ups to Golden Glove Boxing. I love Violin and Skateboards. I studied at Columbia College Chicago , HWC & UIC. My father taught a lot. I hail from a family of creatives, the oldest of 4. I’m an immigrant of Haitian & Dominican so technically on paper I’m Latino and full Hispanolian; West Indian of African decent, but I identify as BLACK, CIS, MALE, and Chicagoan Haitian. I’m defining a moment in an era -I am art history- everything I do is art history ♒️ I am my own brand and category but prefer the term #SocialStylist Some people tell me I’m beyond conventional definition. My goal is to use my talent(s) abilities and gifts for the betterment and empowerment of the diaspora. My mission is to teach and cultivate my knowledge and share my skills to further advance freedom and humanity. My purpose is to illuminate and illustrate the methods and tools as a visionary to lead us to modern and contemporary UTOPIA.