About the Artist

Danielle Abrams’ performances arise from the social tides that shape her mixed race and queer identities.  She adopts personae that animate the dualistic relationships between racial and ethnic groups. Her work stages interactive encounters, and by using plays, puppetry, and monologues, she reimagines the narratives of art history, civil rights, segregation, and popular culture. By rearranging time periods and juxtaposing clans, Abrams’ performances build a radical social vision.  Intimate dialogues, homespun lore, and sass are Abrams’ syntax, which liberate the scripts of the past. 

​Abrams has performed and exhibited at the ICA Boston; Detroit Institute of the Arts; Bronx Museum of the Arts; The Jewish Museum, NY; Queens Museum; Grand Central Art Center; and at the Live Arts Biennial at USC Roski School of Art and Design.  She has received awards from Live Arts Boston/The Boston Foundation of the Arts, Boston Center for the Arts, The New York Foundation of the Arts, Urban Arts Initiative, the Franklin Furnace Performance Art Fund, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation in Boston, MA.