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Chella Man (born November 26, 1998) is an American actor, model, artist, YouTuber, and LGBTQ activist. They are known for sharing their experiences as a transgender, deaf, Asian, and Jewish person of color. Man rose to wider prominence in 2019 for portraying mute superhero Jericho in the second season of the DC Universe series Titans.
Man emphasizes language, highlighting its critical ability to shift mainstream narratives. With careful interrogation, they analyze how society systematically uses words to disempower marginalized individuals, exposing its deficiencies to dismantle myths that dominate discourses on ableism, gender, sexuality, and race.
Through tattooing and piercing the mold, Chella Man sculpts a moving rejoinder to the binaries imposed on bodies. The mold on view at the Jewish Museum acts as an ever-evolving testament to the performance and the farrago of themes it surfaced.
Feb 8, 2024 · In his debut solo show, at Hannah Traore Gallery, the deaf, trans artist and actor of color celebrates and brings visibility to intersectional identities.
Chella Man is an internationally acclaimed artist who identifies Deaf, trans-masculine, Jewish, and Chinese. As a multi-hyphenate, his work is not limited to one medium.
May 24, 2024 · Chella Man, a 25-year-old model and actor, has turned to performance and sculpture to understand their identity.
Vogue, “A New Jewelry Collaboration Celebrates the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities” Highlight. Paper Magazine, “Chella Man Launches Ear Jewelry Collection with Private Policy”. CNN - “ Chella Man on finding and making his communities ”. Covered “In The Know” with MJ Rodriguez. Interviewed for Hunger Magazine.
May 4, 2022 · Chella is a transgender, Deaf, genderqueer and Jewish person of colour quashing stereotypes and shining a light on causes that matter. by Carina Fischer. 4 May 2022. Chella has always used his platforms to spark dialogue and be the representation that he didn’t have growing up.
A New York-based artist, director, and author, Chella Man's work features the continuums of disability, race, gender, and sexuality. His identity includes being Deaf, trans, Jewish, and Chinese as well as determined, curious, and hopeful.
Feb 13, 2020 · Chella Man: On Infinite Kinds of Love. We asked the actor and artist and his partner, MaryV Benoit, to tell us the story of their love. By MaryV Benoit. Photography by Molly Matalon. February 13, 2020.
