Terrell Villiers (b. 1994) is a self-taught cartoon illustrator and photographer, who explores the intersectionality of Black gayness and queerness in a neo-futuristic world. Through the myriad unaddressed traumas he experienced growing up visibly queer in a conservative Caribbean household, he creates a series of characters and fantasy worlds that cohere into a visual manifesto, demanding a world in which those forms of life are protected and preserved. They envision modes of survival, transporting the viewer--and the artist--to imaginary spaces unbound by convention, where autonomy over one’s body and one’s identity can be freely exercised. A first-generation, American born to British-Jamaican immigrants, Terrell is based in Miami, where he acts as an artist and community organizer. In his freelance work, he has created large scale graphic illustrations for a series of different events, publications, magazines and brands. Recently, Terrell assumed the role of Lead Illustrator and Artistic Director of “Myristica”, a comic book depicting experimental cellist, singer, and songwriter Kelsey Lu as the protagonist, illuminating their personal journey of liberation. He has also acted as an Art Director, Curator, and Designer for “Masisi”, a Black Queer Caribbean Party and Production Studio that explores the Afro-Caribbean diaspora through different events and programs in Miami.