Chella Man is an artist, author, and director who identifies as Deaf, genderqueer, trans-masculine, Chinese, and Jewish.
He has given talks all over the country on the intersections of art, disability, queerness, race, and healing.
Since leaving high school as a Junior to attend college early, he has published his first book, Continuum, with Penguin, participated in numerous gallery shows and artist residencies internationally, worked as a columnist for Condé Naste’s first queer publication Them, launched a radically inclusive clothing line in collaboration with Opening Ceremony, signed as the first Deaf and trans-masculine model with IMG Models, and was casted as a superhero within Warner Brother’s DC Universe, Titan’s.
He hopes to continue pushing the boundaries of what it means to be accessible, inclusive, and equal in this world.
He has given talks all over the country on the intersections of art, disability, queerness, race, and healing.
Since leaving high school as a Junior to attend college early, he has published his first book, Continuum, with Penguin, participated in numerous gallery shows and artist residencies internationally, worked as a columnist for Condé Naste’s first queer publication Them, launched a radically inclusive clothing line in collaboration with Opening Ceremony, signed as the first Deaf and trans-masculine model with IMG Models, and was casted as a superhero within Warner Brother’s DC Universe, Titan’s.
He hopes to continue pushing the boundaries of what it means to be accessible, inclusive, and equal in this world.
Interviews & Press
Podcasts
WNYC
Awards
2021 - Mentor of Silver Art Projects at the World Trade Center
2020 —Judge of Shorty Awards
2019 — Shorty Awards LGBTQ+ Account, Top 10 Dazed 100, Pride 50 Award,Queerty Award
2018 — Out 100
Acting
2020 — ‘Frankenstein’ in the National Theater of the Deaf’s Production
2019 — ‘Jericho’ in DC Universe’s Titans Season II
Select Speaking & Events
Penn State’s Keynote Speaker, SCAD University, Purdue University, NorthEastern University, Florida State University, Inclusivity and Accessibility Panel at Twitter NYC HQ, BBYO - Colorado Springs, Colorado College, Brooklyn Museum, TedX
Collaborations
2020 — Executive Producer of “Trans in Trumpland,” Private Policy Jewelry, Judge of Instagram’s Portraiture Art Competition, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Collection with Inkbox Tattoos
2019 — Designer for Opening Ceremony
Publications
2021 —Published Author “ Continuum”
2017/18 —Columnist at Conde Nast’s First Queer Publication - Them, as featured in i-D, Teen Vogue, Paper & GQ.
Artist Residencies
2020 —Palazzo Monti in Brescia, Italy
