Jay Orellana AKA Jezebel
1991 Born in New Brunswick, NJ
2016 BA, Communication and Media Studies, Minor in Psychology. Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
Affiliations
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services: Southeastern Michigan Health Association, recruiter for Men’s Health Survey which aids in allocating funds for community needs and health services. 2023
Affirmations
Guest Speaker, fundraising host, and spokesperson for healthcare access, 2018-present
Camp4All
Guest Speaker and youth educator, 2023
Harm Reduction Summit
Guest Speaker and presenter, 2022
Performance
'Queer Night' at UMMA
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI. (pending: March 15)
Pride Friday
Necto. Ann Arbor, MI. (February 2022 – Present, December 2024)
‘Nightmare on Woodward’
NotSorryGoods, Ferndale, MI. October 2023
Drag Out Your Leather: Fundraiser for Lilith Fund and MI Leather Pride Weekend
Liberty Bar. Pontiac, MI. September 2023.
Metro Arts Detroit (Local TV & Digital)
August 2023. Detroit, MI.
Queer Prom
Mariposa, Congress of Communities’ youth prom. Detroit, MI. June 2023.
‘Pride in the Wild’ with Slay Events
Detroit Zoo. Royal Oak, MI. June 2023
Motor City Pride in the Park
City of Detroit. Detroit, MI. June 2023
XOXR
The High Dive. Hamtramck, MI. May 2023
'Queer Night at UMMA'
University of Michigan Museum of Art. Ann Arbor, MI. March 2023
'Chaotic Good'
Ann Arbor, MI, December 2022
'Dancing with the Dead' by Lilith Von Tal
Planet Ant, Hamtramck, MI, October 2022
'The Golden Show' by Lilith Von Tal
Planet Ant. Hamtramck, MI. April 2022
‘Crash Landing,’ Chicago
Berlin Nightclub, Chicago, IL. April 2022
'Aguardiente Y Limon' by Kali Uchis, October 2021 (Digital)
Shot by Stephanie 'Perish' Voss
(Performer, Director, Producer)
'Incapable' by Roisin Murphy, January 2021 (Digital)
Shot by Stephanie 'Perish' Voss
(Performer, Director, Producer)
'Sombras,' by Blanca Rosa Gil, December 2020 (Digital)
Shot by Indy Cheathem
(Performer, Director, Producer)
'The Love Witch,'
Audio from 'The Love Witch' by Anna Biller and 'Lovefool' by The Cardigans, October 2020 (Digital)
Shot by Indy Cheathem
(Performer, Director, Producer)
'Rush' by Kali Uchis, September 2020 (Digital Performance)
Shot by Ariel Eritano
(Performer, Director, Producer)
'Gender Bender'
Planet Ant, Hamtramck, MI. 2018-Present
'Night Life'
Deluxx Fluxx, Detroit, MI. 2018-2019
Trumbullplex Drag show.
The Trumbullplex, Detroit, MI. 2016
Babycastles New Years
BabyCastles. New York, NY. December 2014
Curator/Producer & Performance
‘Queer Night’ (Event title subject to change) at UMMA 2024
University of Michigan Museum of Art. Ann Arbor, MI.
(Pending; March 15, 2024)
'Chaotic Good'
Ann Arbor, MI. December 2022
'Other side of the Veil' by Slay Events
Willis Show Bar, Detroit, MI. October 2022
'Reversal Spells' by Slay Events
The Marble Bar, Detroit, MI. October 2022
'Hierophant' by Slay Events
July-September 2021
Bops: Online (Digital)
Via Instagram Live. March, April and May 2020.
'Bops'
The High Dive, Hamtramck, MI. June 2019 - March 2020
Collaborations
Touring artist with Wreckno.
Takeout Tour. MI, IL, WI, NV, CO, CA, IN, FL, OH 2023
(Makeup Design, Wardrobe)
'Buss Down Wig,' music video by Baddie Brooks. Directed by Kevin Christian. April 2023
(Performer)
'Soften Deluxe' by KESSWA, Album Art
Detroit, MI. 2023
(Director, Producer, Photographer, Makeup Design)
Tammy Lakkis Kresge Artist Fellow Film, by Oksana Mirzoyan in collaboration with Tammy Lakkis. November 2022
(Makeup Design)
T-Minus, a film by Sam Meier and Alec Albright. Directed by Emily Jerer. 2023
(Makeup Design)
‘Wreckno: living their fantasy’ by Megan Venzin
Shot by Jonathan Humphrey
Published by DJ Magazine. October 2022
(Makeup Design)
'E-Z' by Wreckno
Directed by Jon Humphrey, August 2022
(Makeup Design)
“Heres A List of What I Deserve #1”
in collaboration with Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, Ifayomi, and Desmond Love. August 2022
(Makeup Design, Wardrobe)
'Blueprint'
Detroit, MI, January 2022-2023
(Photographer)
‘Dancing for Days in Detroit. A dispatch from the Movement Electronic Festival and its after-parties.’ by Brock Colyar
Published by New York Magazine. June 2022
(Photographer)
'12th House'
Directed by KESSWA and Lancer Casem, May 2022.
(Makeup/Aesthetics design)
'Hotline EP' by Milfie
Shot by Sarah Fleming. March 2022
(Makeup Design, Styling)
'Goin' To Work' by The Detroit Pistons
Shot by Dante Rionda. February 2022
(Hair/ Makeup Design)
‘Bringing Detroit,’ by Crystal Mioner, Jay Orellana and Ian Solomon
Published by Three-Fold Press. January 2022
(Makeup Design, Co-Creative Director, Co-Producer)
Sasha Blane for Bottega Veneta, October 2021
Bottega Veneta Salon 03. Detroit, MI
(Makeup Design)
‘Lullaby’ by Sara Marie Barron
Directed by Lancer Casem. May 2021
(Makeup Design)
‘Body Bag’ by Chloe Moriondo
featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 2021
(Hair/ Makeup Design)
‘I Want to Be with You’ by Chloe Moriondo
featured on The Late Late Show with James Corden, 2021
(Hair/ Makeup Design)
‘Average Death’ by The Armed
Produced by: Troy Bowman Jr., 2021
(Hair/ Makeup Design)
‘Is My Mind A Machine Gun? ‘
by KESSWA and Shigeto, 2020
Commissioned work by Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
(Makeup Design /Styling)
‘James Dean’ by Valerie the Vulture
Directed by Jacob Hengesbaugh, 2019
(Makeup Design)
Christopher John Rogers Spring/Summer 2019 showcase, 2018
(Assistant MUA)
Press
Metro Arts Detroit: interview with Jezebel. Premiered online and on local TV in August 2023
MetroTimes: At Queer Prom, a trio of Southwest Detroit teenagers cultivate belonging for LGBTQ+ youth by Eleanor Catolico. July 2023
Affirmations: ‘Everyone Deserves Affirming Healthcare’ Metro Detroit billboard and print campaign. September 2023
HobartPulp.com: Toilet Conversations: PT. 2 with Jezebel by Miles Marie. March 2023
Detroit Free Press: Dragged into Mich. Politics by Dave Boucher. June 2022
City of Detroit: Instagram live interview with Jamilah Jackson about artistic practice. September 2020.