Nyugen Smith (born 1976[1] in Jersey City) is an American artist and educator based in Jersey City whose works responds to the legacy of European colonial rule in African diaspora and considers imperialist practices of oppression, violence, and intergenerational trauma.[2] Smith's work has been featured in exhibitions at key galleries and museums which include the El Museo del Barrio and the Pérez Art Museum Miami.[3][4]
Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity, 2015, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago, South Loop, Chicago, Illinois, USA[5]
Saint Bowie, 2016, Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA[5]
Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago, 2017, MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art ,Long Beach, California, USA[5]
Bordering the Imaginary: Art from the Dominican Republic, 2018, Haiti, and their Diasporas, BRIC Arts Media House, Brooklyn, New York, USA[5]
The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art, 2019, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Downtown Miami, Miami, Florida, USA[5]
Estamos Bien: La Trienal 20/21, 2021, El Museo del Barrio, Harlem, New York, USA[5]