NAIJAH NINE

Peabody, MA

Website: naijahnine.com
Social Media: @naijahnine

Mural Project
The focus of Naijah's piece surrounds the relationship between us in the physical realm and our ancestors beyond. The piece invokes the support and presence of the ancestors as we move throughout our daily tasks, trials, and challenges. The subject is a young woman of color holding a basket with her ancestors both looking out for her and beyond what she can physically see or understand.

About the Artist
Naijah Nine is a Black, queer visual artist based in Boston, Massachusetts. They graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2015 with a bachelors in illustration. From 2018 to 2022, Nine was a resident artist at House of Blues, Boston, and has participated in notable residencies such as MassMoCA's Assets for Artists and the Koganecho Area Management Center (KAMC) AiR program in Yokohama, Japan. Nine's work seeks to engage in a dynamic exploration of the human experience by focusing on authentic portrayals of trauma, mental health and marginality.