Nia Witherspoon
Brooklyn
Black Queer Artist
Nia O Witherspoon is a Black Queer multidisciplinary artist and healing justice practitioner investigating the metaphysics of Black liberation. Witherspoon is a Creative Capital Awardee, Jerome New Artist Fellow, ad an artist in residence at HERE and Brooklyn Arts Exchange. She holds a BA from Smith College and a PhD from Stanford University in Theatre and Performance Studies. She is committed to uplifting her community through the healing power of the arts.