Artist Bio

Rae Chardonnay Taylor is an award winning DJ, Non-disciplinary Artist and Cultural Programs Producer from the West side Chicago. Using sound as the primary creative tool of expression and reimagination, Rae has worked extensively as a leader and participant in several solo and collaborative curatorial activations with University of Chicago’s CSRPC, South Side Home Movie Project, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Art Institute, Arts Alliance of Illinois, Threewalls, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, The Chicago House Music Festival, Apple and more. She has opened for legendary talents such as Janelle Monae, Megan Thee Stallion, DJ Mike Dunn, Ron Carroll, DJ Spinna, Just Blaze, Cece Peniston and DJ Heather to be named. She is the recipient of several artistic residencies and grants and has been featured across a variety of publications highlighting her work.

She is the Founder of Black Eutopia, a series of segmented programming intended to cultivate space for marginalized communities; and co-founder of the award winning Party Noire where joy for Black queer, trans and gender non-conforming people is centered. As a space maker Rae is committed to engaging communities which exist and intersect in the margins to dream of and build the liberated worlds we want to live in.

Rae received a bachelors in Arts Management from Columbia College and is currently working as the Associate Director of Engagement at Steppenwolf Theatre.