Ni'Ja Whitson explained

Ni'Ja Whitson
Occupation:	Interdisciplinary Artist, Writer, Performer, Founder/Artistic Director of The NWA Project

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.

Career

A 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

• A Meditation on Tongues (2017)
• Quasar (2015)
• Summons and Arrival (2015)
• Tribute to Malachi Maghostut Favors (2015)
• When Water Dries the Mouth (2015)

Notes and References

1. News: Taking City Moves From the Street to the Lawn ‘Dancing Through the Bronx’ Makes a Stop at Wave Hill. Seibert. Brian. August 14, 2014. New York Times . March 29, 2017.
2. News: American Realness: Subversive, Crowded and Lit by Vital Sparks. Burke. Siobhan. January 10, 2017. New York Times.
3. News: Brooklyn 100 Influencer: Ni’Ja Whitson, Interdisciplinary Artist. Miller. Rachel. March 13, 2017. Brooklyn Magazine.