‘Selfie Generation’ gives new meaning to those (not so) innocent photos we take of ourselves

by Alicia | Jun 9, 2018 | Selfie Press, selfiegeneration

From the Chicago Tribune, May 22, 2018, by Rick Kogan: Alicia Eler (in a selfie) is the author of “The Selfie Generation: How Our Self Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent, and Culture.” (Alicia Eler photo) You are beautiful, aren’t...

For Queer Millennials Who Hate Their ******* Job, This Show Is For You

by Alicia | May 5, 2018 | Writing

From Them., April 27, 2018, by Alicia Eler: Work in Progress is a hilarious, heartfelt show about queer women, finding meaning as a millennial, and more. They say that “if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.” But what if the idea of loving what...

Mortified Chicago: Adolescence revisited on ABC-7’s show 190North [TV]

by Alicia | Apr 24, 2018 | Comedy, News, Press, Projects, Stand-Up Comedy, TV

I’ll never forget what it was like to be a teenage girl. Crushes kept me up all night long journaling about a never-ending wave of emotions. I scrawled poems about masturbation while listening to songs on repeat from my idol, queer folk singer-songwriter Ani...

Nationally-renowned critics have eyes on northwest Louisiana

by Alicia | Apr 4, 2018 | Writing

From Shreveport Times,February 21, 2018, by Tiana Kennell: Artspace gallery will become the home of more than 200 original artworks created by regional talent for its annual art competition and exhibition. Critical Mass 6 will inhabit a multi-dimensional and...

At Critical Mass 6, a community celebration despite lack of curatorial direction

by Alicia | Apr 4, 2018 | Writing

From Shreveport Times, March 14, 2018, by Alicia Eler: Critical Mass 6 at Shreveport Regional Art Council’s (SRAC) Artspace offered any artist who submitted their artwork a chance to see it on the walls of this vast white-walled, wood-floored, two-story gallery. There...