Sage Ni'Ja Whitson
American interdisciplinary artist and performer
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Sage Ni'Ja Whitson is an artist, performer, writer and the founder/artistic director of The NWA Project. Whitson is transmasculine and uses the pronouns they/them.[1][2]
Sage Ni'Ja Whitson | |
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| Occupations | Artist, Writer, Performer, Performance Artist, Choreographer, Founder/Artistic Director of The NWA Project |
Career
An international artist working across art and technology, live performance, and writing, Whitson has received awards across multiple disciplines.[3] and "magnetic"[4] by The New York Times, and is recognized by Brooklyn Magazine as being one of the 100 culture influencers.[5] Awards include a DAAD Artist in Berlin Fellowship, USA Artist Fellow, Dance USA Fellowship, Creative Capital Awardee, LMCC Process Space Residency, Bogliasco Fellowship, Brooklyn Arts Exchange Artist Residency, and two-time Creative Capital "On Our Radar" award, including being an inaugural recipient.[citation needed]
Whitson is a Professor in the Department of Black Study at the University of California, Riverside. and served as its inaugural chair from 2023-2025. [2]
Works
Exhibitions
Books
- Whitson, Sage Ni'Ja (November 4, 2025). Transtraterrestrial: Dark Matter and Black Divinities. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819501998.