About Me.
I am a proud descendant of the Windward Maroons of Jamaica; an artist, medium, activist, educator, community organiser and cultural strategist working at the intersection of art, heritage and social change.
My career spans grassroots activism, education and public-sector leadership, with a consistent focus on inclusion and creative empowerment. In 2008, I founded 360 ARTISTS, a consultancy through which I have supported independent artists in music publishing, contract negotiation, talent booking and management while intentionally building affirming spaces for local creatives.
In 2019, I launched Walking Tall Jamaica, a cultural movement using stilt walking to reclaim Afro-Caribbean heritage, strengthen community connection, and activate embodied memory through performance.
As an adjunct lecturer in the School of Arts Management at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, I mentor emerging Caribbean cultural leaders. I also serve as an Analyst, Tourism Networks at a leading tourism agency, helping to strengthen linkages between local suppliers and the tourism industry.
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Each day, my work is guided by a commitment to celebrate identity, activate community, and contribute to more inclusive creative futures through culture and collaboration.









Selected works, performances & photographic series
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The Tribe (Jamaica, 2015)
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Presented in
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Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Northern Ireland (2016)
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Brazil and Uruguay (2018)
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Voices (honored) in Formation: A Remounting Ceremony at Kindred on the Rock, Jamaica (2023)
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Walking Tall Jamaica: Jonkonoo on stilts at Carnival in Jamaica (2025)
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Artistic Director: Across Over Through 2019: Opening Reception, 2nd Biennial Beyond Homophobia Conference
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Sponsored by the University of the West Indies, Mona, the European Union, Institute of Caribbean Studies, UNDP, 360 ARTISTS, Jamaicans for Justice, Jamaica Association of Diverse Businesses, British Council, Outburst Queer Arts Festival, Chilitos Jamexican Restaurant, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities and Equality for All Jamaica
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Featured 8 performers, (dance, music, poetry)
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Artistic Director: Art in Place, Art as Place, 2023: Opening Reception, 3rd Biennial Beyond Homophobia Conference
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Sponsored by The University of the West Indies, Mona, the European Union, Institute of Caribbean Studies, UNDP, 360 ARTISTS and Equality for All Jamaica
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Featured 10 performers, including Staceyann Chin (dance, music, poetry); 150+ in attendance
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Artistic Director, Cover art: Beyond Homophobia: Centring LGBTQ Experiences in the Anglophone Caribbean Edited by Moji Anderson and Erin C. MacLeod
Publicatons
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Lowis, David & Harris, Simone Kimberly (2024). “Acting Together, Reflecting Together: Two Ethnographic Accounts of Jamaica’s First ‘Pride’ Event in 2015.” Collaboration in Media Studies: Doing and Being Together. Editors: Irmak, B., Koçak, C., Sesigür, O., & Haydari, N. (Eds.), Routledge.
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Simone Harris: Journey to Self Discovery (2018): El Alto, a British Council publication about arts in the Americas. El Alto is a biannual publication about the cultural practices from this region. This first issue is a partnership between the British Council and Outburst and focuses on issues of gender, identity and the arts.