Tish Jones is a poet, emcee, and Hip Hop Theater artist from Saint Paul, MN, with a deep and resounding love for Black people. Her work explores themes of Black love, liberation, politics, and Afro-Futurism. Jones has exhibited her work throughout the United States, and abroad, as a public performance artist for over two decades. Her writing can be found in We Are Meant to Rise (University of Minnesota Press), A Moment of Silence (Tru Ruts and The Playwrights Center), the Minnesota Humanities Center’s anthology entitled, Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society Press) and more.

Tish is grateful to have been supported through numerous grants, fellowships, and awards throughout her career. Including, but not limited to, a Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, an Arts Matters Fellowship, a Springboard for the Arts Fellowship, The MN State Arts Board, and more. That generous support has allowed her to excavate the kind of stories and cultural and liberatory practices that chart new worlds. Jones also serves as the Founding Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks, an arts & culture organization in Saint Paul, MN. For all of it, she is eternally grateful.