Terrell Villiers (they/them) is a multidisciplinary visual artist, designer, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Internationally recognized for their vivid, neo-futuristic illustrations, Villiers explores the complexities of identity through themes of community, resistance, grief, and spiritual awakening. Their work invites audiences into layered, fantastical narratives—cycles and illusions that must be unraveled in the pursuit of authenticity and liberation.

Drawing inspiration from their British-Jamaican heritage and the radical sanctuary of queer nightlife, Villiers centers Black queer and trans bodies as sacred, sovereign, and sensually alive. Through stylized, monumental characters and immersive dreamscapes, they create space for intergenerational healing, pleasure, and power—celebrating the kaleidoscopic realities of queer existence.

At the core of their practice is a commitment to cultural preservation: honoring and uplifting the legacies of Black queer and trans individuals in spaces where these stories have long been marginalized. Their ongoing series, Club Oasis, imagines a futuristic underwater refuge for queer people of color, while projects like Myristica—a comic collaboration with experimental artist Kelsey Lu and Gucci—exemplify their vision for expansive, multidimensional storytelling.

Villiers has been commissioned, featured, or exhibited by global brands and institutions including Gucci, Apple, Prada, HBO Max, Loro Piana, PAPER, Kanon, Red Stripe, and Cromwell Place, and has appeared in publications such as Vogue Italia, Frieze, Creative Review, Cultured Magazine, It’s Nice That, BULLY, The Face, WePresent, and Kaleidoscope. They have participated in residencies at Anderson Ranch Arts Center—Aspen, Colorado and Villa Lena—Tuscany, Italy and spoken on panels including PRIZM Art Fair Miami’s ‘Black Freedom & The Queer Community’.

Through illustration, comics, animation, and visual design, Villiers offers an evolving archive—one that expands the visual language of liberation, ensures the preservation of queer Black futures, and dares to imagine worlds where we not only survive, but thrive.

Curriculum Vitae located HERE