Artist Toni Scott reads 'Sympathy' by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Toni Scott
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Toni Scott’s art explores her African-American, Native American, and European heritage. Her installation “Bloodlines” was the inaugural exhibition of Discovery at the California African-American Museum in 2009, funded by a special grant from the Annenberg Foundation. In 2015, Scott became an artist-in-residence as part of the Dame Jillian Sackler International Artists Exhibition Program.
Her work has shown at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Peking University, China, Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu Province of China, Cornerstone Winter School, Cape Town, South Africa, and Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Scott received her Bachelor of Science in International Relations at University of Southern Carolina, and a Master of Fine Arts at University of California, Santa Barbara (2018). She currently lives and works in Santa Barbara with a studio on grounds that Native American tribes, the Mikiw and Kutamu lived.
Behind the scenes in Toni Scott’s studio
Minnesota Street Project Foundation
Established in 2019, Minnesota Street Project Foundation embarks on initiatives to further develop the diversity and vibrancy of arts-related culture within and beyond the Project’s model. Through collaboration, the Foundation advances educational and civic programming and provides direct financial support to artist and arts organizations. The Foundation commits to fostering relationships with local, national, and international businesses, individuals, and institutions to support the evolving landscape of art practice and patronage.