Ava (Avie) M. Fields, MSCJ
Artist Biography
Ava [Avie] M. Fields, MSCJ, is a visionary media artist and community leader whose cutting-edge content transforms pop culture consciousness and amplifies underserved communities, voices, and experiences.
Her award-winning content house, The Horror Advocate, explores the intersection of horror and equity, opening up new avenues of thought and discussion and addressing fundamental issues at the core of societal inequities. In 2023, The Mass Cultural Council acknowledged The Horror Advocate's remarkable influence as a key driver of Massachusetts' cultural landscape.
The horror advocate
AREAS OF FOCUS/SERVICES
+Horror archeology/anthropology
+Pop Culture/Pop [Counter] Culture
+Criminal behavior scholar/Crime trends expert
+Horror film expert +Film/Tv analysis
+ Cultural Crypanalyst
Artist Principles
+Compassion or 'A responsibility to bear witness.'
+Repurposing or 'Other peoples Trash, My Treasure.'
+Subversion or ‘Established does not = best’
+Catharsis or 'Horror is cheaper than retail therapy.'
+Perspective or 'We don't get to choose our victims'
PROJECT/WORK SAMPLES
Education
Masters (MSCJ ) in Criminal behavior and crime trends
tiffin university
Tiffin, OH [2014-2016)
Introducing me: Ava or Avie
MISSION AND VISION
The Horror Advocate is a pop-culture research project that meets inequities at their root rather than their symptomatic effect.
WORK EXPERIENCE
[2018-date]
The Horror Advocate
Creator/Founder
Freelance Video Editor
Content Creator
NYT owl writing | Ghostwriting Service
[2016-date]
Creator/Founder
+ Changemakers cohort participant [March 2023]
+ Mass Cultural Council award for the horror advocate[february 2023]🏆
+ graduated from the majority leaders program 🎓[Sept 2022]
+first place winner at the 2022 Obsidian Wrote and black writers workspace writing competition! [Sept 2022]🏆
+ The awesome Foundation award [April 2021]🏆
contact info
Boston, MA
thehorroradvocate@gmail.com
@ahorroradvocate
Professional Credits: Ava M. Fields
Casual communications + Zoom meetings: Ava or Avie
REC Zombie Archive (physical and digital)
+ Red=Parent project
+Grey = PROGRAMS
+yellow= values in action