NUBIA WILLIAMS

Daughter of a visual artist and an academic, Nubia, grew up in Los Angeles, CA surrounded by inspiring art, stories, and vibrant culture that ignited her experimentation with different media as soon as she could control a brush. At age 5, Nubia made small collages of women dressed in bold patterned fabric scraps, leading to her first commissioned sale of $35. As the demand grew greater and greater, it became clear that Nubia was born to be in the fashion industry.

Nubia is a Parsons School of Design alumnus with a BFA in Fashion Design. Despite earning this degree and designing commissioned looks since the age of 17, she was met with numerous closed doors during her hunt for a role in the industry. Deciding to build her own door, Williams launched womenswear brand, BrandNUbia, during Boston Fashion Week 2015. Since then, she has been featured in publications such as Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Magazine, Man Repeller, WCVB ABC, NBC and more, opening numerous doors soon after.

Nubia is a storyteller creating visual and wearable experiences through the art of design. She’s worked with women’s ready-to-wear and lifestyle brands such as J.Jill and Converse and currently leads multi-faceted creative teams at sports brand, PUMA. With her holistic understanding of branding and diverse creative background, she has the innate ability to amplify both personal and professional brands with innovative design and concepts that authentically illustrate their spirit. 

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 Outside of her design endeavors, Williams is always aiming to provide professional and educational opportunities for creative youth. In 2009, she collaborated with fellow creative professionals to found the Dixwell Children’s Arts Festival, a free annual community service project intended to ignite the creative spark in low-income, inner-city youth in New Haven, CT.

Williams also stood as a Pre-College Fashion professor at Lesley University College of Art & Design teaching high school students how to develop their careers in design. She currently serves as Programming Co-Chair for the Boston Chapter of the LINKS Inc. who’s mission is to design impactful programs, provide educational resources, and offer mentorship for the young women of Mother Caroline Academy, Dorchester.

Lastly, she sits on the Fashion Technology Board for Boston Arts Academy, Boston’s only public arts high school.