Tanya Nixon-Silberg (she/her) is a Black mother, native Bostonian, educator, puppeteer and founder of Little Uprisings- an organization focused on centering artivism, racial justice, and liberation with kids. Her primary artistic identities lie in puppetry and storytelling and her work moves through the lens of liberation in Black identities focusing on body remembrances of childhood and joy. Her puppetry productions and creative research have been funded by The Jim Henson Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts,Puppet Showplace Theater, Boston Cultural Council and The Boston Foundation.
Tanya’s large-scale community-driven artistry has been exhibited at many Greater Boston institutions including the ICA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Peabody Essex Museum, and Fuller Craft Museum. She is currently in a multi-year partnership with Boston and Brookline Public Schools leading anti-bias/anti-racism professional learning and curriculum development. Tanya is also the co-leader of the Un-ADULT-erated Black Joy Collective with other Black mothers in Boston, and co-producer of Play for Change with the Gottabees. You will mostly find Tanya playing and learning from her 10-year-old, groaning from her husband's puns and imagining how we all get free together.
You may find information on Tanya's upcoming public art installation here.
You can follow along with Tanya on Instagram.
Episode 288 - Kayden Fitzgerald
Episode 287 - Leah Houghtaling
Episode 286 - Joy Fire
Episode 285 Laura Kishimoto
Episode 284 - Tina Tang
Episode 283 - Elizabeth Webber
Episode 281 Katrice Kelly
Episode 280 Olivia Juarez
Episode 279 Gabs Conway
Episode 278 Ellie Richards
Episode 277 Chelsea Van Voorhis
Episode 276 - Ashley Pieper of Shallow Creek Woodcraft
Episode 275 - Coast Collective
Episode 274 - Estrapala Woodworking
Episode 273 - Pooja Pawaskar of Whirl and Whittle
Episode 272 - Des of Harvester Woodworks
Episode 271 - Andrea Gordon of Zataracrafts
Episode 270 - Monique of Mama Root Woodworking
Episode 269 - Soo Joo
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