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Naima Green (1990–Present) is a New York based artist, photographer, and professor. She is known for her artwork that encourages individuals to consider, observe, and participate in safety, utopia, and intimacy. She focuses specifically on presenting each aspect with Black, Brown, and Queer life in mind.

Biography (Early Life and Education)
Early Life

Naima Green was born on January 29th, 1990.

Education

In 2011 Naima Green earned her BA in Urban Studies & Sociology from Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY. She wrote her thesis on "The History of Harlem, Housing, and Black Upper-middle Class Identity." In 2014 she earned her MA in Art and Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, where she was awarded a Merit Scholarship. She wrote her thesis there on "Jewels from the Hinterland: A study in arts based storytelling." In 2018 she earned her M.F.A. in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photography-Bard, New York, NY. She was rewarded the Director's Fellowship, and wrote her thesis on "All the black language."

Awards, Fellowships, Residencies


 * 2022- The Silver List
 * 2021- Fire Island Artist Residency, Cherry Grove, NY
 * 2021- Barnard Library Research Award, New York, NY
 * 2020- Recess, Brooklyn, NY
 * 2019- Pocoapoco, Oaxaca City, Mexico
 * 2019- MASS MoCA Teaching Residency, North Adams, MA
 * 2019- New York Times Portfolio Review, New York, NY
 * 2017- Directors Fellowship, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
 * 2016- Directors Fellowship, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
 * 2016- Dinner without an Agenda with Hallie Ringle, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
 * 2016- Artist in the Marketplace (AIM), Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
 * 2015- Dinner without an Agenda with Petrushka Bazin Larsen, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
 * 2015- Artist-in-Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
 * 2014- Rye Country Day Teaching Fellowship, Rye Country Day School, Rye, NY
 * 2014- Teachers College Merit Scholarship, Columbia University, New York, NY
 * 2013- Rye Country Day Teaching Fellowship, Rye Country Day School, Rye, NY
 * 2013- Teachers College Merit Scholarship, Columbia University, New York, NY
 * 2013- Myers Art Prize, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Art
Solo Exhibitions


 * 2022- to be titled, ICA at VCU, Richmond, VA (forthcoming)
 * 2020- Brief & Drenching, Fotografiska, New York, NY
 * 2019- Purᐧsuit, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
 * 2018- A Collective Utterance, Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
 * 2015- It Feels Like Home, Private Residence, Oak Bluffs, MA
 * 2014- Jewels from the Hinterland, The Wall, Myers Media Art Studio, New York, NY

Collections

Her collections have been featured at Art Institute of Chicago, Barnard College Library, Decker Library at MICA, Fleet Library at RISD, International Center of Photography Library, Leslie-Lohman Museum, Museum of Modern Art Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Hirsch Library, National Gallery of Art, Olin Library, Cornell University, Pratt Institute Libraries, Smart Museum of Art, and Teachers College, Columbia University.