Culture Black Fine Art Expo 2023 Program

MEET THE ARTISTS
AS A MOTIVATED HARD WORKER, I FEEL THAT MY PLEASANT DEMEANOR AND POSITIVE
ATTITUDE ALLOWS ME TO ADAPT QUICKLY TO VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS. LOVE TO
CONSTRUCT STRIKING ART AS WELL AS ENTHUSE OTHERS. I COMPRISE OF AN
ADMIRABLE AESTHETIC JUDGMENT AND A SCRUPULOUS EYE FOR DETAIL. VARIOUS
OCCURRENCES HAVE TRAINED ME TO THINK IMAGINATIVELY, TO PUSH LIMITATIONS
AND PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE BY MEETING RIGID GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, MY WORK
DISPLAYS A WIDE ARRAY OF MEDIUMS PERMITTING ME TO ACCLIMATIZE TO VARIOUS
TECHNIQUES, WHILE INTEGRATING MY OWN INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC TOUCH TO EACH
DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIUMS, MY INTENTION IS TO INSPIRE A MASS
AUDIENCE BY AWAKENING THEIR DIVINE CREATIVITY. MY PASSION FOR THE ARTS HAS
BEEN ENTRENCHED WITHIN ME, YEARNING TO DISTINGUISH THE ARTISTRY IN ALL
PHASES OF LIFE WHICH HAS FORCED ME TO CONTINUOUSLY STRIVE FOR BRILLIANCE. AS
A SPECTATOR, ANTICIPATE THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EMBRACING AND VALUE THIS
COLLABORATION OF WORK.
James Brown
SHELBI "SHEL10" TOONE IS A SEASONED COLUMBUS PROFESSIONAL WITH MORE THAN A
DECADE OF EXPERIENCE AS AN EXHIBITING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, AND
CURATOR. WITH A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND A MASTERS IN
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SHELBI IS NOT ONLY A CREATOR BUT ALSO A CULTIVATOR
OF ART WITH A PASSION FOR HISTORY AND STORYTELLING. THROUGH HER ART, SHE
EXPLORES THEMES OF LOVE, IDENTITY, AND PEACE. HER ART, DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SERVES AS A TESTAMENT TO HER BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY AND
ABILITY TO PROVOKE THOUGHT AND CONNECTION THROUGH HER WORK. HER
COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS GOES BEYOND THE CANVAS, LEAVING AN INDELIBLE LEGACY
AS A TRANSFORMATIVE FORCE IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF
COLUMBUS’S SOUTH SIDE ART GALLERY ALL PEOPLE ARTS, SHELBI CONTINUES TO USE
HER EXPERIENCES AS AN ARTIST TO SUPPORT AND CULTIVATE MORE SPACES FOR ART
AND CULTURE.
Shelbi Toone
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