Sage Ni'Ja Whitson

Sage Ni'Ja Whitson is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, writer and the founder/artistic director of The NWA Project. Whitson is non-binary and gender non-conforming, and uses the pronouns they/them.^[1][2]

Sage Ni'Ja Whitson
Occupation(s)	Interdisciplinary Artist, Writer, Performer, Founder/Artistic Director of The NWA Project

Career

A Bessie-Award-winning interdisciplinary artist, performer and writer, Whitson has been referred to as "majestic"^[3] and "magnetic"^[4] by The New York Times, and is recognized by Brooklyn Magazine as being one of the 100 culture influencers.^[5] 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)