MEDIA|LINKS
VOGUE
ARTIST STATEMENTS:
”14 Black Artists on Life in America Right Now”
Edited by Deborah Willis
PRINT
“What a Powerful Thing it Is For Someone to be seen” — An Interview With Artist Nekisha Durrett
By Zachary Petit
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION & THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Nekisha Durrett in Conversation with Camille Brown
CODY GALLERY
Magnolia: An Intimate Conversation with Nekisha Durrett
CREATIVE MORNINGS HQ
Nekisha Durrett: Infinite Permutation and Possibility
EMERSON COLLECTIVE
Word on the Street: Artists in Conversation
WASHINGTON POST
“A new generation of portraits ask: Can you see these people?”
By Philip Kennicott
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER
Brave Art
”Up ‘til Now in the career of local artist
Nekisha Durrett”
By Jennifer Anne Mitchell
ORIGINAL CREAM ALE
Ale Blazers: Original Cream Ale Travels to Washington, DC in Search of American Originals
This summer, Genesee Cream Ale hit the road in search of people, places and culture as unique and original as their Cream Ale. Nekisha Durrett discusses her latest public artwork, "Up til Now," in Washington, DC. "Up til Now" was created in partnership with the Golden Triangle BID with support by DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
THE GREAT COURSES
Black Capital: African Americans in Washington, DC “From the Look of Things”
D.C.-native, award-winning artist Nekisha Durrett has spent the last two decades changing the definition of art while shaping the culture of her community. She creates large-scale public art installations that challenge viewers and send poignant messages about history and society, even when constrained by specific requirements set for the commissioned pieces.
CULTIVATING PLACE
Wall Flowers: Nekisha Durrett and the U.S. Botanic Garden
THE WAIT
A Documentary Film
By Lorie Shaull
This video is about "The Wait," a mural by Nekisha Durrett in the Park View neighborhood of Washington, DC on the facade of Mothership Diner. Directed and Filmed by Lorie Shaull. Edited by Nekisha Durrett.