Georgie Nakima
Website: www.gardenofjourney.com
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Artist: Georgie Nakima
Email: geo@lrc-nc.org
ABOUT: Georgie Nakima is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Charlotte, NC. She created the Garden of Journey as an umbrella for all of her creative works and community projects. Garden of Journey symbolizes the path taken to manifest our destiny. After honing in on her artistry at Northwest School of the Arts, Nakima attended Winston-Salem State University with the intention to explore the natural world. Her studies in Life Sciences have fueled her insight in environment preservation and philosophy and transcends through her work’s subject matter. She is empowered to plant seeds of art and science together in hopes to carry conversations of well-being, nature preservation, and humanity.
The Journey is the Destination. Past, present, and future. Her platform was created with intention to inspire and connect artistry with the real world in hopes to shift perspectives towards truth, justice, and beauty. Her work is dedicated to healing.
Georgie Nakima is the founder and executive director of Learning Resources for Change.
Media Coverage:
Georgie Nakima’s New Mural at East Town Market - Charlotte is Creative
Black Lives Matter Mural - Letter by Letter, Artist by Artist - Charlotte is Creative
Constellation CLT - The Mint Museum
Georgie Nakima connects People, Places and Plants - QC Nerve
‘Manifest Tribute’ a tribute and love letter to Historic West End; Mural series pays homage to past and potential. -The Charlotte Post
Georgie Nakima Connects Communities with Environment Through Art - Creative Loafing Charlotte
Behind the Mural: Georgie Nakima - Youtube
Amid the racial justice movement, artists wield their art as a tool for change - CBS This Morning, Youtube
Georgie Nakima, Charlotte Muralist - Charlotte is Creative, Youtube
A podcast interview with Georgie Nakima about how art is healing- Dogwood Alliance
Photos: Georgie Nakima’s Trade Street Mural - Winston Salem Journal
Celebrated Muralist Georgie Nakima Expands Her Palette- Queen City Nerve
