Brit Dats Hip

Britnee Scott also known as Brit Dats Hip is a self-taught visual artist born and raised in Washington, D.C. Britnee creates, designs, and paints canvases and clothing. Since the age of seven years old she would practice drawing cartoon characters influenced by her older cousin. She spent a lot of time studying and drawing characters from Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network. A lot of her artwork reflects on peace, unity, and love from all different era’s. Britnee uses different types of medias such as acrylic, spray paint, and mix media. She is influenced by events that occurred within the African American culture; urban communities dated further back than the Harlem Renaissance. Her paintings are captured by race, and history of art. During her spare time, she’s always studying and researching various artist from all over the world. She says, “taking random trips to museums provide her clarity and helps her overcome times when she is having an artist block.” It’s her self-care time to reflect, pay homage, learn, and gain knowledge from various artist. With her embracing vibrancy, and color her canvases propose a combination of, pop art, contemporary, and street art that has been recognized internationally. In 2022 Brit Dats Hip worked with Washington DC NFL football team the Washington Commanders designing the first HBCU rally towel and showcased her art pieces in the FedEx Field Stadium. She also had her first mural opportunity for MPD Metropolitan Police Department 4th District Substation awarded with recognition, her first runway fashion show in Los Angeles, California, for LAFW (Los Angeles Fashion Week) featuring many emerging models from all over the US and premiered her wearable art collection. Her first group exhibition “Buy Art Not Drugs” curated by art collector Jerome Hood, sharing a piece titled “Boy Wonder, alongside other well-known artist. In 2023 Brits had her first residency/ solo exhibition titled “Street Code” curated by Amir Browder and took place at HOMME Art Gallery and Studios located in Washington, D.C. Upon her closing artist reception/residency at HOMME Art Studios Britnee opened and created a space for poets throughout the DMV area. Where she decided to share that space with all creatives. As she continued to strive for more opportunities, she participated in her first Art All Night event in Congress Heights to share her art pieces with the community and give back to her ward in Southeast DC. From that moment Britnee discovered her purpose. In 2024 Britnee continued to pursue her artistry with taking on another opportunity in a residency/ solo exhibit in Dupont Circle within a female black owned holistic shop for Women’s History Month at “Synergy & Serenity”, titled “Women Have Superpowers Too”. Where she painted African American women and transformed them into superheroes like Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, etc. It didn’t stop there as her journey continued, she has done live paintings and donated her art to various nonprofit organizations throughout the DMV such as presenting a painting to the Mayor of Mt. Rainier during Hispanic Heritage Month at Joe’s Movement, Art All Night (Parks Main Street) at Lamont Riggs Library, The Well 34, Gallery 3408, Victor Selman Gallery artist loft, Trapxart, etc. Britnee has recently taken her art to the NYFW (New York Fashion Week) runway, and plans on continuing to develop and build her art brand which she discovered in 2018, Natrl Dzastah. How she came up with the name by experimenting with different methods of paint such as graffiti, spray paint, acrylic paint, liquids, and mix media with a realization “that art isn’t meant to be perfect and whatever or whichever way it comes out from the ground up it’s the way it should be”. She is pushing to take art to another level and continues to embrace and share it with the world. Brit frequently shows through Philadelphia, NYC, D.C., and Los Angeles. Although she is always finding ways to grow and place herself in many art atmospheres she strives to create more and build through her art. She states," I just want to continue to make the world happy and a better place through art". She is currently working on collaborating with many brands, developing her aesthetic and artistic style, and working with artist throughout the world.