We welcomed Caribbean-American artist Nyugen Smith.
Nyugen will participate in a two-month artistic residency as part of the ARD South Residency Program supported by AfreximBank. Nyugen E. Smith is a Caribbean-American interdisciplinary artist based in Jersey City, NJ, primarily working in the areas of mixed media drawing, assemblage, and performance. In his practice he is interested in world-building, informed by ritual, memory, language, history and art-making processes that prioritizes the use of previously used materials, the body, and play; through the prism of Black cultural identity.

During this period, Smith collaborated with local women from the al-Khalifa district, engaging in community-based art projects that explored the rich cultural heritage of the area. This collaboration resulted in artworks that blended Smith’s interdisciplinary approach with traditional Egyptian art forms, fostering a cross-cultural dialogue between his Caribbean roots and Egyptian traditions.