Santa Fe Art Institute

Nic[o] Brierre Aziz

Nic[o] Brierre Aziz is a Haitian-New Orleanian interdisciplinary artist and curator born and raised in New Orleans, LA. His practice often engages themes of history, pop culture and satire while centering narratives of the Caribbean and Southern United States. He has worked extensively leading community based projects throughout New Orleans with entities such as the Office of Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Antenna, the Arts Council of New Orleans, Prospect and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Aziz’s work has been featured by numerous publications including The Oxford American, The Associated Press, and Burnaway and he has written for sites such as HuffPost and Hyperallergic. He has also been the recipient of several artist residencies and fellowships including an Andy Warhol Foundation Curatorial Fellow, a Joan Mitchell Center Artist-in-Residence and an Art Matters Foundation Fellow. In addition to his personal art practice, Aziz currently serves as the Artist Educator for the Dia Art Foundation’s 2025-2026 Durational Pedagogies Fellowship. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College, a Master of Science degree from The University of Manchester (UK) and most recently a Master of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Sculpture from the Yale University School of Art.