BIOGRAPHY
Keiona Clark is an artist, and advocate, entrepreneur and a curator based in Washington, DC metro area. Clark is Founder and CEO of the DMV League of Artists; her passion is to align with similar minds and network to build a force in the creative community through fostering relationships and creating fellowship by engagement with the public through curation, works shops, public art and events. Providing opportunity and access to enjoy original work; while also bringing awareness and culture to public facilities and the community while enhancing the network of Artist and collectors. Keiona has not only proven herself to be a force in the “Art” of business; she is also an Artist/ Creative inspired by her love for all thing’s art, creativity, and community. Keiona is a (stage 3B) breast cancer survivor who was inspired to create shortly after her chemo infusions. Surviving cancer helped her decide that her life would be centered on her passion to create, as well as provide opportunities for artists and contribute to the art and culture of communities. As a young child, Clark had a natural talent and took to art as soon as she was able to hold a crayon. Keiona has painted over 30 murals throughout the City and is also responsible for brokering others. She has been featured/mentioned in numerous media outlets and brands; most notably National Geographic and Nike- Jordan Brand. Non-traditional application of paints and technique make her art original, inspirational, and unique.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"MY ART IS MY TESTIMONY; it is a LOVE LETTER to myself and all women who fight to be understood, who fight to be appreciated, and who fight to be received and respected by all.” Surviving breast cancer is how I embraced my talent, beating cancer is how I became a BOSS! I am an advocate whose mission is to destroy the myth of the “Starving Artist,” by educating artists as well as the communities we serve that we are not just creatives, but we are also a business that cannot thrive on work for exposure alone. To be marginalized by society is the reason being an artist is a bad word in most households, “MY CREATIVITY INSPIRES MY AVOCACY.” My mission is to educate, create, and push myself to be greater than even I could imagine. “MY MISSION IS MY DRIVE.”
