Midwest Makers: Akwi Nji

Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Akwi Nji is an interdisciplinary artist creating in words, voice, and visual art. As owner and producer/curator of Threshold Gallery, she launched In Living Color, an alternative arts experience which recently showcased 14 Iowa-based Black artists and led to nearly $10,000 invested in those artists in one week. Her forthcoming book of poetry, Under These Here Stars, is the winner of the Iowa Book Prize and will be her first full-length collection of poetry.
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