VAULT

Ni'Ja Whitson is a Queer Nonbinary Trans/mogrifying multidisciplinary artist and futurist. Whitson is a United States Artist Fellow, Hermitage Fellow, Creative Capital and two-time "Bessie" Awardee who has been referred to as “majestic” by The New York Times, and recognized by Brooklyn Magazine as a culture influencer. Recent commissions include the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Yale Dance Lab, Danspace Project at St. Marks, Abrons Arts Center, American Realness and Vision festivals, ICA Philadelphia, and the California African American Museum. Writing credits include Critical Black Futures: Speculative Theories and Explorations, Dance Research Journal, and an upcoming anthology on Lovecraft Country.