Nya Lewis

Nya Lewis’ practice is a culmination of centuries of African resistance, love, questions, actions, study, and embrace. Lewis sees her practice as a continuation of a long lineage of work undertaken by Black artists, curators, writers, activists, and thinkers who blaze(d) a trail of critical discourse surrounding the Black experience. Her archival research-based practice works across the disciplines of curating, writing and organizing. Her work is multivalent in form and expression but is always driven by the reimagining and reclaiming of community. Lewis (MFA) is an independent curator/writer currently serving as the Director/Curator of Artspeak Gallery and the inaugural Research Fellow at the Vancouver Art Gallery.