About The Artist

David Ellis (b. 1994), also known as EWRKS, is a Chicago-based multimedia artist creating within the intersection of race, sex, and gender. Ellis’ work focuses on American blackness, unapologetic and in full spectrum. Graduating from Chicago State University, Ellis’ has been part of the activist and artistic community for years, using his art and voice as a means to challenging and question the world around him. David lives and creates in Chicago’s Rodgers Park neighborhood.