my name is irene
i’m an artist, singer & poet. a cognitive scientist, community health worker, activist. a daughter, sister and friend.
(ee-REH-neh)
Irene Gabriela Newman Jimenez is a queer Venezuelan-American multidisciplinary artist. They are a storyteller, singer and designer with previous work as a soloist for the McGill Jazz Vocal Choir and Soulstice A Capella, scenic designer for The Effect and The Elephant (Tuesday Night Cafe), and performer in Road to Hell (Player’s Theatre). Irene has also acted in a variety of musical theatre pieces including Company (Joanne), Chicago (Mama Morton), and Songs for a New World (Woman 2). They have additionally participated in choir performances with Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Chorus and at Carnegie Hall’s WorldStrides Festival.
Alongside her artistic work, she co-founded Nuestra Medicina, an organization that supports Latine/x mental health through community songwriting. Irene received her B.A.&Sc. from McGill University in Cognitive Science with a specialization in Neuroscience and an M.S. in Media, Medicine and Health from Harvard Medical School.
Irene’s current projects explore Latine mixed-ancestry, community (music) making, ancestral healing practices, and joy within chaos.