Solo Show: Taína Viva by Navrioska (Navrix) M³
TAÍNA VIVA: Solo Show by Navrioska (Navrix) M³
What if slowing down could be an act of rebellion?
What stories live in the places we come from?
And what happens when we allow sound, movement, color, and imagination to guide us?
About Taína Viva
TAÍNA VIVA is a new body of work by Afro-Caribbean, Dominican artist Navrioska “Navrix” M³, exploring her Taíno-AfroCaribbean roots through a contemporary and deeply personal lens.
The exhibition brings together drawing, mixed media, sound, movement, and performance, creating an immersive world where magical creatures, bold colors, symbols, and unexpected forms become vehicles for exploring identity, cultural memory, spirituality, community, and belonging.
Developed during her New Women New Yorkers Artist Residency at Governors Island, TAÍNA VIVA is rooted in Navrix’s curiosity about Taíno ways of living and the ways culture continues to evolve, transform, and live through us.
Rather than presenting history as something frozen in the past, Navrix uses her practice to ask what it means to reimagine, reconnect, and create from what we carry with us today.
Her process also incorporates meditative drawing practices, inviting the body and the senses into the creative process. Sound and movement are not simply additions to the artwork. They are part of how the work is experienced, discovered, and brought to life.
October 17–18 & October 24–25, 2026
11 AM–5 PM
Open to the Public
11 AM–12 PM | CONTEMPLATION HOUR
Experience the exhibition in silence and with minimal sensory stimulus, creating a slower and more spacious way to engage with the work.
This hour is designed as a neurodiversity-friendly space for visitors who may prefer a quieter environment.
12–5 PM | OPEN HOURS
Explore the exhibition at your own pace, experience the works, and engage with the world of TAÍNA VIVA.
About the Artist in Residence
Navrioska “Navrix” Mateo Mejía is a multidisciplinary artist from La Vega, Dominican Republic, based in New York. Her work explores identity, culture, memory, and connection, often bringing together different mediums and inviting people to experience art rather than simply look at it.
During her artist residency with New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) at Governors Island, Navrix is developing Taína Viva, a new body of work rooted in ancestral memory and spirituality.
Through mixed media, sound, and movement, Taína Viva explores immigration, identity, healing, and the possibility of carrying ancestral knowledge forward while creating new forms of collective belonging.
Connecting To Self is part of this exploration. Through drawing, breath, sound, and movement, Navrix invites participants to slow down, turn inward, and explore drawing as a way of connecting with themselves and the world around them.
How to get to Governors Island?
Ferry Location:
Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6), or Red Hook/Atlantic Basin
The ferry runs every 30 minutes. You can check the ferry schedule here.
Our House
NWNY's house is located at: 410A, Colonels Row
Once you get off the ferry, walk toward the QC Spa and continue following the street. Our house is the first house on the left.
A Day on Governors Island
There will be many other artist residency spaces and events happening throughout the island, and we encourage you to explore and visit other spaces as part of your day.
We also recommend bringing a reusable water bottle, as there are water refill stations throughout the island.
There are several restaurants and food vendors on Governors Island, as well as beautiful green areas perfect for walking, relaxing, or having a picnic. You are also welcome to bring your own food or snacks if you prefer.