Nia Crutcher
Multimedia Artist
Email: [email protected]
IG: @nia.sol.studios
Website: niasolstudios.com
Solo + 2 & 3-Person Exhibitions
- 2024 Solo Exhibition, A Black Girl’s Garden, Student Center IGG Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
- 2019 Live Coal Collective, Bold Moves Show, Curated by Yvette Rock, The Red, Children’s Museum, Detroit, MI.
- 2018 Summer Student Art Show, Posterity Art & Framing Gallery, Grosse Pointe, MI.
Group Exhibitions
- 2024 Black Girl Rising, Curated by Nia Crutcher, Student Center IGG Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
- 2024 Blended: A Mix of Mediums and Minds, Senior Capstone Exhibition, Ford Hall Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI.
- 2024 Art in The Legislature, Curated by the Michigan Association of State Universities and The Michigan Legislature, Heritage Hall at the State Capitol House of Representatives Building, Lansing, MI
- 2024 Dreamland: An Artistry Collective, Curated by Chastity Brown & Brown Girl Productions, LLC, The Cadillac Room, Lansing, MI.
- 2024 Art in The Garden Show, Curated by Marilyn Griffin and Mariah Mitchell, Griffin’s Garden, Detroit, MI
- 2024 Detroit Diaspora Pop Up Art Show, Curated by Kirsten Jordan, The Eastern, Detroit, MI.
- 2024 The Experience of Beautiful Black Womxn: A Multimedia Showcase, Curated by Brianna Davis, Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor, MI.
- 2024 Undergraduate Symposium – Crossing Lines Design Expo, Natural Hair & The Natural World: A Comparison Across Mediums, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
- 2024 EMU Annual Juried Student Show, Juried by Jonathan Rajewski, Ford Hall Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
- 2024 Black History Summit Exhibition, Curated by Tzu Poré, Little Caesars Global Resource Center, Detroit, MI.
- 2023 Art in The Garden Show, Curated by Marilyn Griffin and Mariah Mitchell, Griffin’s Garden, Detroit, MI.
- 2023 EMU Annual Juried Student Show, juried by Kayla Powers, Ford Hall Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. (Winner)
- 2019 Live Coal Collective – 6th Anniversary Show, Curated by Yvette Rock, The Andy, Detroit, MI.
- 2019 Grosse Pointe Annual Promising Artists Competition, Juried by Yvette Rock, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (Award Recipient)
Murals
- 2024 Detroit Month of Design Mechanical Box Project, Funded by Lions and Rabbits Center for The Arts, 9740 Conant St. Hamtramck, MI
Awards, Scholarships, etc.
- 2024 Eastern Michigan University Art & Design Scholarship Recipient, John Loree Endowed Scholarship, and Bob Morris Memorial Scholarship
- 2023 Eastern Michigan University Art & Design Scholarship Recipient, John Loree Endowed Scholarship
- 2023 Annual Juried Student Show Award Recipient, juried by Kayla Powers, Ford Hall Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
- 2020 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Arts 1 Scholarship Recipient, Detroit Alumnae Chapter, Detroit, MI.
- 2019 Grosse Pointe Promising Artists Award Recipient, Juried by Yvette Rock, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
- 2019 Live Coal Collective Group, Opportunity won through the 2019 Grosse Pointe Promising Artists Competition
Press, Publications, & Interviews
- 2024 The Eastern Echo, EMU Art Student Holds Solo Exhibition, Interview with Jack Monk
- 2023 Eastern Michigan University TRUE EMU Commercial
- 2023 Tell A Vision Podcast Ep. 03 – Nia Crutcher: Visual Art with Meaning, Interview with Layla McMurtrie
- 2023 The Eastern Echo, Women in Art at EMU: Nia Crutcher, Interview with Layla McMurtrie
Permanent/Private Collections
- 2024 The Pieces Left Behind, The Honors College at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
- 2019 A Mother’s Love, The Red Children’s Museum, purchased by owner, Yvette Rock, Detroit, MI
Groups/Organizations
- 2024 – Present Dearborn Fine Arts Club
- 2023 – Present Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club
- 2019 – Live Coal Collective Group, Opportunity won through the 2019 Grosse Pointe Promising Artists Competition, juror of show/owner of group – Yvette Rock
Education
- 2019-2021 College For Creative Studies, Dual Enrollment, Detroit, MI
- 2020-2024 BFA Student, 2D Media Concentration, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, M