Ni'Ja Whitson is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, writer and the founder/artistic director of The NWA Project. Whitson is gender non-conforming and use the pronouns they/them.
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| Occupation(s) | Interdisciplinary Artist, Writer, Performer, Founder/Artistic Director of The NWA Project |
Career
editA Bessie-Award-winning gender nonconforming interdisciplinary artist, performer and writer, Ni’Ja Whitson has been referred to as "majestic"[1] and "magnetic"[2] by The New York Times, and is recognized by Brooklyn Magazine as being one of the 100 culture influencers.[3] Recent awards include a Hedgebrook Residency, LMCC Process Space Residency, Bogliasco Fellowship, Brooklyn Arts Exchange Artist Residency, two-time Creative Capital "On Our Radar" award including being an inaugural recipient, among many other recognitions across disciplines.
Works
edit- A Meditation on Tongues (2017)
- Quasar (2015)
- Summons and Arrival (2015)
- Tribute to Malachi Maghostut Favors (2015)
- When Water Dries the Mouth (2015)
References
edit- ^ Seibert, Brian (August 14, 2014). "Taking City Moves From the Street to the Lawn 'Dancing Through the Bronx' Makes a Stop at Wave Hill". New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Burke, Siobhan (January 10, 2017). "American Realness: Subversive, Crowded and Lit by Vital Sparks". New York Times.
- ^ Miller, Rachel (March 13, 2017). "Brooklyn 100 Influencer: Ni'Ja Whitson, Interdisciplinary Artist". Brooklyn Magazine.