Ilana Simone Herzig

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Ilana Herzig is a queer arts & culture writer and photographer from California, based in Brooklyn. Her work explores the fringes and intersections of the worlds of art, culture, scientific innovation, and social justice. Ilana is currently the Senior Editor at Archaeology Magazine. She previously worked as an Associate Editor at Architectural Record and as the co-Editor-in-Chief of Lunch Rush. While at Lunch Group, Ilana collaboratively launched the Lunch Rush newsletter, which sought to highlight the dynamic people and projects re-imagining the food & beverage industry through abolitionist, innovative, and creative lenses centering equity, social impact, & cultural heritage.

Ilana’s other previous roles include: Editorial Lead for Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, Staff Writer at No Man’s Land magazine, and Editorial Director as well as Art Director of Body Politic (a queer feminist wellness collective & event series), where Ilana helped spearhead the publication, Body Type, as well as a virtual events newsletter. Ilana’s work has also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Brooklyn Rail, The Los Angeles Free Press, Hyperallergic, Artsy, and Psychology Today. Ilana holds a BA in Anthropology and International Studies from Northwestern University as well as a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University’s Journalism School.