Nina Riley is a multi-hyphenate storyteller and performance artist based in Brooklyn and born and raised in Philly. As a lifelong learner with a passion for decolonization and collaborative arts, she's created curriculums, art, and justice campaigns alongside nonprofits that advocate for black, queer, and marginalized communities. Nonprofits include ExpandED Schools, The African American Policy Forum, and the National Urban League, all of which have supplemented her artistic practice. Her work interrogates and centers the intersection between black femme identity, sex, spirituality, and community. Nina holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Environmental Art and Social Practice from Pace University. She is a recipient of The Working Theater’s Mark Pleasant Commission Fun for...
Nina Riley is a multi-hyphenate storyteller and performance artist based in Brooklyn and born and raised in Philly. As a lifelong learner with a passion for decolonization and collaborative arts, she's created curriculums, art, and justice campaigns alongside nonprofits that advocate for black, queer, and marginalized communities. Nonprofits include ExpandED Schools, The African American Policy Forum, and the National Urban League, all of which have supplemented her artistic practice. Her work interrogates and centers the intersection between black femme identity, sex, spirituality, and community. Nina holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Environmental Art and Social Practice from Pace University. She is a recipient of The Working Theater’s Mark Pleasant Commission Fun for Playwrights, the Pace University Jurors Prize in Art, and the LGBTQ Center’s Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advocate of the Year. Currently, she's pursuing a Master in Art and Public Policy at NYU Tisch.
A Black Girls Guide to Dickmatization; VibeTheater
A Colored Girl in Yellow; Mark Pleasant Commission Fund Working Theater