New York City Local With an Emphasis on IRL Space & Connection. Specializing in Streetwear - Online & Print Publishing - 360 Marketing Strategy - Special Events & Campaigns - Harm Reduction Organizing. Also, available in Miami, FL.
Education
2009 Beacon School - HS Degree
2014 Brooklyn College BA., CUNY - CUNY Baccalaureate Program - Critical Pedagogy & Intersectionality
Select Fellowships and Awards
Queer Art Mentorship Fellow 2018-19
Political Science Award 2014
Midwest Academy Training the Trainers Fellow 2013
Rosen Fellowship 2011 ($7000 grant to pursue a project of student’s own design)
Select Publications
Archive of Dirty Magazine articles available upon request.
Chapbooks:
Mater!als, Wonder Press 2020
Premises, Self-Published in form of Poster 2018
Archive of Mask Magazine articles available upon request.
New York Times; “CUNY Chancellor’s Tenure” by Ripley Soprano FKA “Isabelle Nastasia” and Elizabeth Adams, 2013.
Salon; “Towards a More Perfect Student Unionism” by Biola Jeje and Ripley Soprano FKA “Isabelle Nastasia” 2012.
Journal for Urban Affairs; From Toxic Tours to Growing the Grassroots by Celina Su and Ripley Soprano FKA “Isabelle Jagninski” 2013.
Select Group Exhibitions and Residencies
2023 Radio Bonita, curated by members of the Brujas World Syndicate including a weekly "DIRTY Tuesdays" series of talk-shows with streetwear designers, adult industry stars, graffiti artists and more, at XPIZZA
2020 BRUJAS, Arianna Gil, Dada Coz, Ripley Soprano, Sarah Snider, “02020” Residency, Performance Space New York
2019 Queer/Art Mentorship Group Show, Bathroom of LGBT Center NYC - "Harm Reduxxx Communism Installation" by Ripley Soprano
2017 Mask Magazine, “The Space is Dead! Long Live the Space!” installation production by Ripley Soprano, Em Marshall, Hanna Hurr, Tyler Reinhard, et al “Scamming The Patriarchy” conference, The New Museum
Select Group Performances and Lectures
2023 BRUJAS Theory, Yale School of Architecture, 09/25
Special Projects & Campaigns
2019 BRUJAS Own Goal
2018 BRUJAS Each One Teach One
2016 BRUJAS X 1971
Special Events: Executive Production
December 2025 Barely Legal Cover Launch Party in honor of Coverstar Maddie Vasquez at The Standard Highline’s Le Bain club NYC. Sponsored by Hustler Hollywood. With DJ sets by Christian Tokyo, and more. Goodie bags provided by Hustler Hollywood & Ebb Hair Products. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano.
May 2025 Petit Mort’s Gauche Issue Launch Party at Iconic Magazines on Grand St. Sponsored by Misguided Spirits and Super Burrito. Including DJ sets by FTP Rip & Swimmie. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano.
Feb 2025 Dirty Magazine’s Army of Love: Valentines’ Day Party & Photo Exhibition inside The Standard Highline’s Le Bain club NYC including photographs by Max Lakner and Ana Maria Hernandez, with graphic designs by Maia Raymer. Opening ceremony talk back with MSCHF’s Kate Fittington. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano.
Sept 2024 Dirty Magazine’s “The Stand” Installation at Cafe Forgot NYC NYFW Sept 8-10. Sponsored by Blip, Design and Commercial Manufacturing by: Magdalena Galen, Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano, Products stocked at The Stand included: Blip Nicotine Replacement Products, Overdrive Defense Kits, Ebb Hair Products, About Face Beauty, The Whitney review, Doxy Magazine, Petit Mort Magazine and More. With DJ sets by Princess Gollum and more. With readings by Austin Royale, Nico Walker, Whitney Mallett, Veronica Vera, Bobbi Salvor Menuez and more.
April 2024 "No Face No Case" Poetry series launch hosted by Lily Lady with all graffiti artist readers, all readers and audience members asked to wear masks for anonymonity. Executive produced by Ripley Soprano.
January 2024 Dirty Magazine’s Inaugural Newsprint Issue: The Pin-Up Issue Launch Party at Ace Hotel Flatiron. Sponsored by Misguided Spirits. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano & Allison Brainard.
January 2024 Dirty Magazine’s Private NYE Party at Hustler Strip Club NYC with appearances by Ice T, Coco & Brynn Michaels. Sponsored by Misguided Spirits. Executive produced by Ripley Soprano.
September 2023 MSCHF x Dirty Magazine collaboration Launch Party at Pelotin gallery NYC, executive produced by Kate Fittington & Ripley Soprano with support from (PR Cultural Counsel’s) Allison Brainard. Readings hosted by Lily Lady, with readings by Veronica Vera, Sophia Giovannitti and Trinity Noone. Cover signing and appearance by PornHub ambassador Natassia Dreams. Sponsored by Misguided Spirits.
June 2023 Dirty x FEELD x Brother Graham Pride Party at Russian & Turkish Baths NYC. With performances by Kcid and Emily Allan. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano and Maia Raymer.
January 2023 Dirty x FEELD x Brother Graham New Years party at 88 Spa with exclusive invites sent out via push notifications to all NYC FEELD users. Sponsored by Hestia + FEELD. With DJs Dada Cozmic, Sex Pays and more. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano and Graham Fortgang.
September 2022 Dirty Magazine’s Issue 5 Launch Party at Beckett Rosset’s with a screening of Deep Throat and talks by Gerard Damiano Sr.’s adult children Christar and Gerard Damiano Jr., Veronica Vera, with DJ sets by Pictureplane, No Intimate and more. Executive produced by Magdalena Galen and Ripley Soprano.
August 2021 Dirty Magazine's Issue 2 Launch: Day-time Activation at Cafe Forgot cult concept shop on Ludlow St with DJ Yung Nihilist; Evening Party at The Standard Highline's Le Bain with DJs Dada Cozmic, No Intimate and more. Executive Produced by Ripley Soprano.
April 2021 Dirty Magazine’s Inaugural Issue 1 Launch at LAAMS NYC with appearances by Janice Griffith, Rachel Rabbit White, Nico Walker, evening party at Come Back Daily CBD shop, photographed by Daniel Arnold. Sponsored by Signal App. Executive produced by Magdalena Galen and Ripley Soprano.
Professional Experience:
Past Consulting Clients Signal App, MSCHF, Blip NRT, Feeld, Overdrive Defense, Sophia Giovannitti (author of Working Girl) and more.
Founder & Sole Facilitator: Post-Modern Marketing & Project Development Courses - Live Zoom Sessions / Consultations 2025
Founder & Studio Manager: Mirror Stage Studios - Photo, Video and Events - 132 Mulberry St Aug 2023-Aug 2024
Founder, Publisher, Editor in Chief:
Dirty Magazine 2021-Present
Producer: Performance Space New York 2018
Producer: Brujas 2016-2020
Co-owner & Editor: Mask Magazine 2014-2017
Engagement Editor: Waging Nonviolence 2014
Founder: Youngist.org: Youth-powered Media 2012-2015
Trainer & Facilitator: Midwest Organizing Academy 2013
Organizer & Director of Development: New York Students Rising 2012-2013
Co-founder: Brooklyn College Coffee; CUNY’s first ever student-run cooperative 2010-2013
Educator: Our School at Blair Grocery, New Orleans 2009-2011
Co-founder & Organizer/Producer: New York 2 New Orleans Coalition: youth-led service learning organization focused on anti-racism and rebuilding post-Katrina 2007-2011