Join artist Nsenga Knight for a live, deep-dive journaling session inspired by the Malcolm X Centennial. Reflect on growth, history, and community through art.
Category Archives: Announcements
Lines of Care: Art, Reflection & Caregiving
Nsenga Knight reflects on how drawing during caregiving reconnects her to joy, process, and the deeper role of artists in times of disruption.
Not for Nothing | On Art, Empire & Sacred Resistance
Artist Nsenga Knight explores colonial language, sacred geometry, and the artist’s duty to truth in Not for Nothing.
August 2025 Wrap-Up: Art, Activism, and Planting Seeds of Change
In this August wrap-up, artist Nsenga Knight reflects on a month of powerful dialogue connecting art, activism,
A Taste of Home: “Metem” Film at Close to Home
Discover the story behind ‘Metem,’ a multichannel video artwork by Nsenga Knight featured in her solo exhibition Close to Home at the Queens Museum (on view until Jan 19, 2025). Learn how family, migration, and Guyanese culture inspired this heartfelt exploration of heritage and identity.
Mapping Malcolm X Book Launch at CARA NYC on September 13th, 2024
Join us for the launch of Mapping Malcolm on September 13th at CARA, edited by Najha Zigbi-Johnson and published by Columbia Books on Architecture and the City. This book explores Malcolm X’s legacy in Harlem and the Black radical tradition, featuring conversations with contributors like Joshua Bennett, Nsenga Knight, Akemi Kochiyama, and more.”
September Highlights
Join me in September for exciting events, including a verbal description tour of my ‘Close to Home’ exhibition, the launch of ‘Mapping Malcolm X’ at CARA, and the final gatherings of ‘To Know One Another’ at the Queens Museum. Explore art, community, and the legacy of Malcolm X with me this month!
The Kids Were Off This Week… But I Wasn’t
This week, I spent a lot of time sourcing domestic items for my upcoming Close to Home exhibition installation at the Queens Museum (it’s modeled after my Cairo apartment), painting a new series I’m debuting for the show, and meeting with my curator Hitomi, Aaron – the head preparator, and Hayley – the Registrar at the museum. Let me tellContinue reading “The Kids Were Off This Week… But I Wasn’t”
Bilalian Night at the Museum
Thank you to everyone who braved the rain and joined me at the Queens Museum for Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts: Bilalian Night at the Museum. We had a full house on Saturday and the event was a success, Alhamdullilah! Having as many people as I can participate in public events like this one isContinue reading “Bilalian Night at the Museum”
Join Us on September 23rd at the Queens Museum!
I’m excited to announce I’ll be hosting an event at the Queens Museum on September 23rd, from 6-9PM. The Bilalian Night at the Museum is an evening focused on preserving the Black Muslim legacy that’s organized as part my social practice project Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts. You can RSVP here. The Bilalian Night at the Museum showcases an archive thatContinue reading “Join Us on September 23rd at the Queens Museum!”