Current Resident:

Nyugen E. Smith

2022/2023 Capital Artist Resident

We are excited to announce our 2022 Capital Artist Resident, Nyugen E. Smith. Smith is a Caribbean-American interdisciplinary artist based in Jersey City, NJ. Through performance, found object sculpture, mixed media drawing, painting, video, photo, and writing, Smith deepens his knowledge of the historical and present-day conditions of Black African descendants in the diaspora. Trauma, spiritual practices, language, violence, memory, architecture, landscape, and climate change are primary concerns in his practice.

From October 2022 to January 2023, Nyugen E. Smith will stay in Washington, DC, as CulturalDC’s Capital Artist Resident. This program sponsors, promotes, and houses at least one visual or multidisciplinary BIPOC artist each year in Washington, D.C. – offering a creative space tailored for the artist to develop and amplify their unique perspective from a national platform.

Learn more about Nyugen E. Smith and the Capital Artist Residency here: