Alexis Clements is a journalist and playwright based in Brooklyn, NY. She founded the multi-disciplinary arts project New Acquisition, and co-founded Private Commission, a queer writing group and publisher. Her creative work has been produced and published in both the US and the UK. Her articles, essays, and interviews have appeared in publications such as Salon, Bitch Magazine, Two Serious Ladies, American Theatre, The Brooklyn Rail, The L Magazine, Nature, Frontiers, and In the Flesh. She is a regular contributor, focused on art, performance, and the arts economy, to Hyperallergic. In addition, she leads workshops for artists focused on arts and labor.