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BIANCA VIVION (b. 1996) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and cultural commentator whose work explores faith, identity, and collective memory. Raised between Atlanta and Oakland, she began her career in journalism, becoming a news correspondent to National Public Radio at 14, and at 18 the youngest staff opinion writer for The New York Times. A graduate of Columbia University with a degree in international human rights and finance, Vivion now works as a full-time artist, host, and producer.

Her artistic practice blends storytelling, portraiture, and social commentary, often centering the global Black diaspora in themes of coming of age and spiritual resilience. She is the author of the poetry collection Incomplitudé (2023), and is currently working on her debut memoir Swimming Backwards: Stories of a Girl Who Read the Fine Print (2026). She also hosts the critically acclaimed podcast ASK VIV and premiered her talk show GENERATIONAL ANXIETY on PBS in 2022.

Bianca Vivion lives between Harlem, New York and Dubai, UAE.Contact for more info.