The Garden

Garden of Journey symbolizes the path we take to reach fulfillment. Georgie Nakima was born in Eastern North Carolina and raised between New Bern and Charlotte, NC. She received her BS in Life Sciences as a Biology major and Chemistry minor from Winston Salem State University. Today, her studies have centered her practice to bridge art and science together in hopes to carry conversations of Black futurity, well-being, and the resilience of nature.

The Journey

My platform is created with intention to inspire and connect artistry with real world data in hopes to shift perspectives towards justice, wonder, and research. Using patterns, texture, and textiles, my goal is to transform the basics of portrait work and identity into a deeper dialogue of imagination and evolution. I have created public artwork throughout North Carolina, NYC, California, Detroit, Iowa, Illinois, Boston and Atlanta. I am a recipient of grants from the Charlotte Placemaking Grant, Knight Foundation, Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, and Arts and Science Council. My work has been commissioned by the Creative League of Interventionists, Washington Heights, the City of Belmont, the City of Garner, the City of Charlotte, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, The Ackland Museum, Winston-Salem State University, Mecklenburg County Public Art Commission, the World Trade Center, the Harvey B Gantt Center, Coachella, and The City of Boston.

~Georgie Nakima