ZULYNETTE

artist author performer speaker facilitator

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Still shot: NBC Connecticut

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Sue · Lee · NET

My name is Zulynette and you may call me Zulynette.

I curate experiences for people who need brave self-expression. I am a social worker who uses words, visuals, and performance as transformational tools. I create surrealist, dream-like art to express, to empower, to cast spells, and to heal. I am a queer, Puerto Rican, artist, social worker (MSW), poet, performer, and author who was raised in Hartford, CT. After years of working in the research field, I leapt into my passion for art full-time in 2016. My work explores the themes of identities, our emotional resonance as humans, the medicine in our stories, and death as a metaphor for change. Recognized as the first Hartford Iron Poet champion and a 100 Women of Color honoree, I’ve chosen to dedicate my life to using the arts as my form of social work.

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worked with:

University of Connecticut • Central Connecticut State University • Long Wharf Theatre • James Madison University • Wesleyan University • Hartford Performs • Eastern Connecticut State University • Hartford Public Schools • Hartford Stage • Yale • Windsor Arts Center • Trinity College • Connecticut College • CT Office of the Arts • Graustein Foundation • Vernon Public Schools • New Haven Pride Center • UConn Women’s Center • Interval House CT • HartBeat Ensemble • Creative Placemaking Communities • Boom Charlotte • Capitol Community College • Blumenthal Performing Arts • Charlotte Is Creative