About the guest

Zsudayka Nzinga is a multi-disciplinary fine artist, curator and arts educator from Denver, CO living in Washington, DC. Her work is largely focused on mixed media portraiture of American life including themes of motherhood and culture. Her pieces explore patterns and textures using acrylic, oil, decorative and hand dyed paper, fabric, thread, linocut stamp and ink on canvas. She also makes jewelry using silver, wood, resin and precious stones. Nzinga started out as a spoken word artist and performer. While attending Hampton University and Metropolitan State College of Denver she pursued a journalism degree and self-published 3 books of her work. She spent several years touring the country performing, hosting and curating spoken word and special arts events before focusing on her own visual art. She has since shown her work in galleries and museums all over the country and been featured internationally in blogs and reviews. She has curated multiple exhibitions for both youth and professional artists and recently won a curatorial grant with the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities. She serves on the board for Freedom School Arts and Entrepreneurship and is currently Vice President of Black Artists of DC as well as a member and curator with the Women’s Caucus for Art. She is a proud mother of 3 children and wife to artist, James Terrell with who she runs their family business selling and exhibiting their art, managing their merchandise line, and assisting teachers and homeschool families with arts integrated education.

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