D.C.-native, award-winning artist Nekisha Durrett has spent the last two decades changing the definition of art while shaping the culture of her community. She creates large-scale public art installations that challenge viewers and send poignant messages about history and society, even when constrained by specific requirements set for the commissioned pieces. Her work is a love letter to her home and heritage, prominently featured in iconic D.C. locations, such as the U.S. Botanic Garden, West End Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Flashpoint Gallery, and Arlington Arts Center. Get to know this amazingly accomplished artist, hear the stories that inspired her most well-known pieces, and dig into a slice of D.C. culture that many residents take for granted.