Artist Inspired by her Daughter to Spark Change

07/06/21 • 25 min

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Though Nadia’s passion has always been art and film, she took a 15 year hiatus from creating to pursue a career in law. However, when Nadia’s daughter Aria was born, she was reinspired to pick back up and make art her career as a powerful way to raise awareness and spark change. Nadia creates vivid powerful art that centers people of color and messages of social justice, resistance and hope.

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