Public art decks the new courts at Legion Park
The colorful courts double as a public art installation by local artist Najja Moon. It was a collaboration between Project Backboard, BigFace Coffee, The Salty Donut, the city of Miami and the Art in Public Places program. read the article here
Sacred Hoops Profile
For 15 years, Najja Moon avoided basketball. The Miami-based artist and cultural practitioner, assumed life after college demanded practicality rather than an ongoing practice of basketball and art. By finding her community in non-traditional spaces, Moon is now making work that fulfills her two greatest passio
OUT SFL 50 of 2023
Artist Najja Moon came to Miami in 2009 and has developed a creative practice that uplifts and holds space for her community. Moon is most known for her prolific portfolio of collective, intentional, and intersectional community-centered art, including The Blck Family, This Girl’s Lunch Box, The Escalat
Hyperallergic: A Matriarchal Legacy of Women Warriors
Originally installed as a public artwork at the Bass Museum of Art in 2021, “Your Momma’s Voice” was vandalized and then destroyed; the work on display in the Altadena Library is made from its remnants. “Miami is seen as a place apart from the rest of Florida,” Moon noted in response to the destructi
Pittsburgh picks 4 artists to create art installations in Homewood Park
Pittsburgh officials have selected four artists to create permanent art installations in Homewood Park as part of the city’s Homewood Park Improvement Project. The Department of City Planning’s Public Art and Civic Design Planning division selected Camerin “Camo” Nesbit, Juliana Jones, Mikael Owunna and
Four local artists chosen for public art installations at Homewood Park
Pittsburgh city planning officials have chosen four artists to create permanent art installations in Homewood Park as part of its longstanding Improvement Project. read the full article here
El Pais Newspaper: De Louise Bourgeois a Najja Moon: otras formas de concebir la figura materna en el arte
Hablamos también de una historia no oficial, de un camino abierto por mujeres artistas de generaciones pasadas, el cual ha dado pie a obras contemporáneas verdaderamente innovadoras, como la destacada y joven artista Najja Moon, afincada en Miami, quien a través de su pieza reciente titulada “Your Mom’s
Cultured Magazine: Portrait at 34
Artist Najja Moon pays homage to her late cousin, poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, in her latest exhibition in collaboration with O, Miami. read the rest of the article here
Motherhood and Art. A Somewhat Different Monument
Apart from depictions of the Madonna with child, mothers are rare pictorial motifs in art. An interview with artist Najja Moon, who has erected a monument to motherhood. read the full article here
Art of Black Miami Podcast
The Art of Black Miami Podcast Series organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau highlights and introduces the stories of emerging and experienced artists who make Miami an exciting place to live and visit. Meet Miami-based artists as they share their unique experiences and artistic expres