Ariya Hawkins

Ariya Hawkins is a Chicago-based performer, poet, multidisciplinary theatre artist, and arts educator. Hawkins has been nominated for a Jeff Award and a BACA Black Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre. She has toured the nation, performing and teaching with several local and regional companies including Goodman Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Olney Theatre Center and more. Hawkins has taught over 1,600 students throughout Chicagoland and the U.S., empowering people of all ages, abilities, and experiences through storytelling. Art belongs to all of us.