E. Jane

{{Infobox person

| name = E. Jane

| other_names = MHYSA

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| birth_place = Bethesda, Maryland, US

| alma_mater = Marymount Manhattan College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania School of Design (MFA)

| occupation = Interdisciplinary new media artist, musician

| years_active = 2015–present

| awards = Wynn Newhouse Award (2016)

| website =

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E. Jane, also known by their performance name MHYSA, is an American interdisciplinary new media artist and musician.

Early life and education

Jane was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1990.{{Citation|title=before the world ends|url=https://www.pandora.com/artist/mhysa/nevaeh/before-the-world-ends/TRfzP5c6P77tbfg|language=en|access-date=2020-08-18}} Jane graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in art history. In 2016, they graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in interdisciplinary art from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

Career

They have participated in various exhibitions and festivals internationally, including Wandering/WILDING: Blackness on the Internet at IMT Gallery in London in 2016, Post-Cyber Feminist International in 2017, and Glasgow International in 2018.

Jane was a 2019–2020 Artist-in-Residence at The Studio Museum in Harlem,{{Cite web|title=Exhibition: This Longing Vessel - The Wire|url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/events/this-longing-vessel|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music|language=en}} and they are based in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite web|title=Dear Delia|url=https://www.shootthelobster.com/dear-delia|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Shoot The Lobster|language=en-US}}

= MHYSA =

Jane performs under the musical alter ego name, "MHYSA." MHYSA is also a part of the music duo SCRAAATCH, along with collaborator "lawd knows" (who also goes by "chukwumaa"). In 2017, MHYSA released their debut album, {{Proper name|fantasii}}. In February 2020, they released the album NEVAEH for Hyperdub.

The New York Times has said MHYSA's work contains a "wobbly, dreamy club sound." Others have noted the performance as referencing or being connected to 1990s R&B music. MHYSA has described themselves as "an underground pop star for the cyber resistance."

Selected works

= ''Lavendra'' (2015–) =

Lavendra is a multimedia installation. It was displayed in exhibitions at the PennDesign MFA Program in 2015 and 2016, and as a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn gallery American Medium in 2017 and the Glasgow International in Scotland in 2018. The installation includes references to 1990s R&B (rhythm and blues) divas, such as portrait collages of 1990s black female musicians and songs selected from the time. Digital performances by MHYSA were shown on monitors, and the room was covered in purple light.

= ''Alive #NotYetDead'' (2015) =

Alive was started in 2015 in response to the death of Sandra Bland. Bland was found hanged in a cell after a traffic arrest in 2015. Jane created a photobooth background with the word "ALIVE" for black women to take pictures with and share on social media using the hashtag #notyetdead. These selfies were uploaded to a website and also displayed in an installation.

Personal life

Jane uses they and them pronouns.

Awards and honors

In 2016, they received the Wynn Newhouse Award.

References

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{{cite web |last1=Saxelby |first1=Ruth |title=FADER Mix: SCRAAATCH |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/01/06/fader-mix-scraaatch |website=The Fader |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |ref=6}}

{{cite web |last1=Karp-Evans |first1=Elizabeth |title=E. Jane Rethinks Representation and Recognition |date=26 November 2019 |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/musician-e-jane-mhysa-young-artists-2020/ |publisher=Cultured |accessdate=31 March 2020}}

{{cite web |last1=Girma |first1=Hanna |title=Artist Profile: E. Jane |url=http://rhizome.org/editorial/2017/may/23/artist-profile-e-jane/ |website=Rhizome |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |ref=3}}

{{cite web |last1=Salisbury |first1=Stephan |title=Philly artist starts a high-profile residency at Harlem's Studio Museum this week |url=https://www.inquirer.com/arts/studio-museum-harlem-residency-ejane-philadelphia-upenn-mhysa-20190930.html |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=30 September 2019}}

{{cite web |last1=Gaillot |first1=Ann-Derrick |title=Mhysa Nevaeh |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mhysa-nevaeh/ |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=18 February 2020}}

{{cite web |last1=Mitter |first1=Siddhartha |title=Studio Museum in Harlem Names Artists in Residence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/arts/design/studio-museum-harlem-artists-in-residence.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=10 July 2019}}

{{cite web |title=The Studio Museum Announces: Artists in Residence 2019–20 |url=https://studiomuseum.org/press-release/studio-museum-announces-artists-residence-2019-20 |publisher=The Studio Museum in Harlem |accessdate=31 March 2020}}

{{cite web |last1=Tantum |first1=Bruce |title=MHYSA: a manifesto for a liberated tomorrow |url=https://djmag.com/longreads/mhysa-manifesto-liberated-tomorrow |publisher=DJ Mag |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=13 February 2020}}

{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Steph |title=Solitary bedroom songs with a subtle pop spirit. |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/24715 |publisher=Resident Advisor |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=13 February 2020}}

{{cite web |last1=Moses |first1=Serubiri |title=The Liberation of '90s R&B Divas |url=https://hyperallergic.com/375418/the-liberation-of-90s-rb-divas/ |publisher=Hyperallergic |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=27 April 2017}}

{{cite web |title=Wynn Newhouse Awards |url=https://www.wnewhouseawards.com/Pages/Awards.html |publisher=Wynn Newhouse Awards |accessdate=31 March 2020}}

{{cite web |last1=Cheneviere |first1=Tatiana |title=A Review of Wandering/WILDING: Blackness on the Internet at IMT Gallery, London |url=http://www.arteviste.com/arteviste/2016/11/30/a-review-of-wanderingwilding-blackness-on-the-internet-at-imt-gallery-london |publisher=Arteviste |accessdate=10 April 2020 |date=8 December 2016}}

{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Joanna |title=Post-Cyber Feminist International 2017 |url=https://frieze.com/article/post-cyber-feminist-international-2017 |publisher=Frieze |accessdate=10 April 2020 |date=28 Nov 2017}}

{{cite web |last1=Chiaverina |first1=John |title=The Power of the Diva: E. Jane Explores a Star Named Lavendra |url=http://www.artnews.com/2017/03/23/the-power-of-the-diva-e-jane-explores-a-star-named-lavendra/ |website=Art News |date=23 March 2017 |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |ref=7}}

{{cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Victoria L. |title=Studio Museum in Harlem Names 2019-2020 Artists-in-Residence: E. Jane, Naudline Pierre, and Elliot Reed |url=https://www.culturetype.com/2019/07/11/studio-museum-in-harlem-names-2019-2020-artists-in-residence-e-jane-naudline-pierre-and-elliot-reed/ |publisher=Culture Type |accessdate=10 April 2020 |date=11 July 2019}}

{{cite web |title=Artist E. Jane Celebrates Black Women's Resistance |url=http://www.maskmagazine.com/not-again/life/e-jane-not-yet-dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110180634/http://www.maskmagazine.com/not-again/life/e-jane-not-yet-dead |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |website=Mask Magazine |accessdate=June 5, 2019 |ref=9}}

{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Melissa |title=The Studio Museum Residency Has Shaped the World's Understanding of Black Contemporary Art. That's a Lot of Responsibility |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/studio-museum-residency-analysis-1638781 |publisher=Artnet |accessdate=10 April 2020 |date=3 September 2019}}

{{cite web |last1=Jane |first1=E. |title=About |url=http://www.e-jane.net/about.html |website=e-jane.net}}

{{cite web |last1=Cumming |first1=Laura |title=Glasgow International 2018 review – a uniquely collaborative scene |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/22/glasgow-international-2018-review |work=The Guardian |accessdate=16 April 2020 |date=22 April 2018}}

{{cite web |title=E. Jane |url=https://glasgowinternational.org/artists/e-jane/ |publisher=Glasgow International |accessdate=16 April 2020}}

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Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:American non-binary artists

Category:American non-binary musicians

Category:American new media artists

Category:21st-century American artists

Category:21st-century American musicians

Category:Musicians from Maryland

Category:Artists from Maryland

Category:People from Bethesda, Maryland