Zii
KKM001
Human
Nature
Human Nature is a twelve-look fashion collection I created for the University of the District of Columbia’s Spring 2026 capstone fashion show, Instinct & Incantation. Inspired by the parallels between nature and the human psyche, I designed each garment to interpret a different aspect of being human.Together, the collection explores how our instincts, emotions and identities are often reflections of the natural world rather than separate from it.
Artist Statement
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Washington, DC
I’m Zii,
a DC artist whose work has
never fit neatly into one medium.
I curate worlds through an overlap of
music, fashion and creative direction
and over time this approach has led me on a journey from
producing and performing music to
designing clothes and creating larger experiences
for my community at large.
I’ve been a student of music for
as long as I can remember,
but I didn’t begin putting that curiosity
into practice until my
senior year of high school.
During that time i joined the
McKinley Tech After School
Rock band club
(shoutout Mr. Hatler & 158A lol)
and through that experience I was introduced
to the world of performing.
From that point I spent the next few years
playing, learning and exploring
the DC DIY Scene
which eventually led me to the creation of
Oh Violet.
In 2020 I expanded my
relationship with music when
I chose to study audio engineering.
After my schooling, I became the studio manager
of DC’s R Street Studio
where I spent five years recording,
developing artists, learning
how to create infrastructure
and building relationships within
the DC artist community. All of those experiences taught me how
to build beyond my own work
and start helping other artists cultivate theirs,
these practices became the
foundation for Kiazii.
In 2024 I began studying fashion
merchandising and what started as
an interest in the fashion industry
became another part of my creative practice,
allowing me to bring a
visual and physical dimension to the ideas
I explore through music
and creative direction.
I find myself to be someone
just as invested in what I’m building
as I am in what I’m creating.
With Oh Violet
I focus on building a band
that can continue growing
without sacrificing the people inside of it.
In fashion
I focus on building an idea
from a concept to execution
through design, direction and construction.
Through Kiazii
I focus on building a
collective into an infrastructure.
And Right now, I’m focused on
continuing to grow as an artist while
bringing music, fashion and
creative direction closer together.
Field Notes
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GENRE
Rock
Alternative Hip Hop
FORMAT
Solo
Band
SET CAPABILITY 15–45 Minutes
AVERAGE LOCAL DRAW 10–30 people
RECENT STAGES
Patchwork DC
UDC Bernie Backus Auditorium
Quarry House Tavern
The Fridge DC
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ZODIAC Taurus
INFLUENCES
B.O.S.C.O
Kendrick Lamar
DC DIY Culture
CURRENT ROTATION
Do Better / Ab Soul ft Zacari
Weightless / Bl4xk Rose
NEEDY / Internet Girl ft Lancey Foux
FAVORITES
Smell / Bergamot
Texture / Microsuede
Food / Watermelon and coffee
Art Piece / The Veiled Nun
Place / National Gallery of Art
Color / Black
WILD CARD I'm like a die hard fan of the kpop group Seventeen
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MEDIUMS
Music
Fashion
Creative Direction
INSTRUMENTS
Bass
Drum
Vocals
TOOLS / SOFTWARE
Sewing Machine
Logic Pro
Final Cut Pro
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Event Organizing
Garment Design & Construction
Music Production & Beat-making
CREATIVE SKILLS
Songwriting
Styling
Concept Development
Credits
Zii
KKM001
Selected Works.
Human NatureFashionCollection2026Oh Violet Musical Group 2019 to presentLive.
Stats.
09 years performing and
organizing events within the
DMV artistic ecosystem
03sold out
events
in 2026
13 community focused
events organized
and curated
within DC
over the past
2 years
20 shows played across the DMV
at venues such as;
The Pocket D.C, Galactic
Panther, Songbyrd and
The Fridge D.C
01 creative infrastructure
built to help artist
navigate through
their own journey