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Ebony Payne-English is a brilliant, beautiful, talented artist whose soulful work cuts deep and reveals hard truths.” |
Artist Statement
What motivates me / 2017
Performing taught me about courage. Writing emotionally charged poetry was initially a way for me to vent. When it came time to perform, I honestly wasn’t prepared for everything that came along with sharing such personal parts of myself with strangers. Performing at open mic events taught me to confront my vulnerabilities; it also taught me that I am not alone. I realized there were others that had been through the same things I was dealing with. It taught me to stop pretending to be made of stone, and embrace my humanity.
Bits & Pieces: After Therapy For Black Women is a deep dive into the myriad of emotions experienced in love, sex, and relationships. The 32 poem collection by award-winning author Ebony Payne-English expresses many unvoiced sentiments surrounding the trauma of loving, losing, and learning to love again. In this heartfelt offering, the author takes us on a journey that captures the black feminine experience from the first kiss to the first childbirth. The masterful lyrical interpretations of coming of age and nostalgia paired with the sharply penned imagery of maturation's growing pains open the reader up to Ebony's creative genius in a way that is sure to transform all who are exposed.
Awards & Honors
2023
National Addy Award Best Copywriting-"Out Loud"
NPR Tiny Desk 2023 Top Shelf-"Kuongoza by Nakupenda"
2022
Creative Floor Award Best Copywriting-"Out Loud"
Clio Health Award Silver Winner Best Film-"Out Loud"
Clio Health Award Bronze Winner Best Copywriter-"Out Loud"
The Telly Awards Silver Winner Non-Broadcast Writing-"Out Loud"
The Telly Awards Silver Winner Non-Broadcast Diversity & Inclusion-"Out Loud"
2021
Best Artistic Film-Detroit Black Film Festival
Honorable Mention-International Symbolic Film Festival-Russia
Future of Fresh-Hip Hop Film Festival-Harlem, NY
2020
Recipient of Jesse Ball DuPont Center's "Lift Every Voice" mosaic for most influential black women of Jacksonville, FL
D & AD Pencil Award Winner Best Poster Series-"The Goddess Experience" collaboration with Brunet|Garcia Advertising
Recipient of Nicole "Nico" Holderbaum mural for College Station Project
2019
Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Individual Artist Grant Award Recipient
Southern Fried Poetry Slam Finalist
2017
Gabrielle Bouliane Foundation Grant Recipient
Slammaster Champion, Southern Fried Poetry, Inc.
William Bell Humanitarian Award Recipient, Spoken Word Gala-5th Annual Spoken Word Awards
Emerging Artist of the Year, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville - 41st Annual Arts Awards
We Spoke Florida State Champion, Women of World Poetry Slam (WOWPS)
National Addy Award Best Copywriting-"Out Loud"
NPR Tiny Desk 2023 Top Shelf-"Kuongoza by Nakupenda"
2022
Creative Floor Award Best Copywriting-"Out Loud"
Clio Health Award Silver Winner Best Film-"Out Loud"
Clio Health Award Bronze Winner Best Copywriter-"Out Loud"
The Telly Awards Silver Winner Non-Broadcast Writing-"Out Loud"
The Telly Awards Silver Winner Non-Broadcast Diversity & Inclusion-"Out Loud"
2021
Best Artistic Film-Detroit Black Film Festival
Honorable Mention-International Symbolic Film Festival-Russia
Future of Fresh-Hip Hop Film Festival-Harlem, NY
2020
Recipient of Jesse Ball DuPont Center's "Lift Every Voice" mosaic for most influential black women of Jacksonville, FL
D & AD Pencil Award Winner Best Poster Series-"The Goddess Experience" collaboration with Brunet|Garcia Advertising
Recipient of Nicole "Nico" Holderbaum mural for College Station Project
2019
Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Individual Artist Grant Award Recipient
Southern Fried Poetry Slam Finalist
2017
Gabrielle Bouliane Foundation Grant Recipient
Slammaster Champion, Southern Fried Poetry, Inc.
William Bell Humanitarian Award Recipient, Spoken Word Gala-5th Annual Spoken Word Awards
Emerging Artist of the Year, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville - 41st Annual Arts Awards
We Spoke Florida State Champion, Women of World Poetry Slam (WOWPS)
2016
Edwin Mackey Book Scholarship, Adverb Inc.
Edwin Mackey Book Scholarship, Adverb Inc.
2015
Double Finalist, Southern Fried Poetry Slam
Most Influential Artist, Florida Urban Culture
Album of the Year, "Know Love," Black on Black Rhyme International
Double Finalist, Southern Fried Poetry Slam
Most Influential Artist, Florida Urban Culture
Album of the Year, "Know Love," Black on Black Rhyme International
