Maya Jupiter
Maya Jupiter’s artivism began in her early twenties when she facilitated hip-hop songwriting workshops with under served youth in her hometown of Sydney, Australia. She was a VJ on channel [V] and host of the triple j hip hop show.
Now raising a family in Los Angeles, Maya is on the advisory board at Peace Over Violence, a rape crisis education and prevention center, and has been a spokesperson for their Denim Day Campaign. In 2014 she was recognized with their Voice Over Violence Humanitarian Award.
In 2017, Maya received Tiyya’s Owliya Community Leadership Award and was honored by the Justice For My Sister Collective.
In 2018 she was the recipient of East LA Community Corporation’s Mujer Guerrera Award.
Maya co-founded Artivist Entertainment with Aloe Blacc, Quetzal Flores, Alberto Lopez and Veronica Gonzalez to provide support and produce events for artists who have chosen to use their work to promote positive social transformation.
Maya Jupiter released her third solo album in 2018 produced by Grammy Award Winner Quetzal Flores titled “Never Said Yes.” An album that sits at the intersection of feminism, activism and revolutionary motherhood.