"Nytaya collaborates with her sitters to share their experiences in their own words. Then she uses the interview and a photograph given to her by the collaborator as inspiration for a painted portrait. Not only does the concept and execution feature Black Women who are often invisible in our culture, but it shares their stories intimately and honorifically giving agency and importance to the women portrayed."
Emerging Artist Award & 2021 Valedictorian
2021 has just begun but, for AAC student Nytaya Babbitt, this has already been a year to remember. In January, Babbitt was named SummerFair Cincinnati’s Emerging Young Artist, beating out twenty finalists that their professors selected from area colleges.
Then Academic Dean, Paige Williams, announced that Nytaya was the class of 2021 Valedictorian.
Q & A with Nytaya Babbitt

When you scan this QR code, you will be taken to an audio recording of an interview that Nytaya Babbitt recorded with her subject.