Visual Artist Sheleen Jones

Show Notes

Click Here to listen to Interview with Sheleen Jones along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. A renown New Orleans visual artist, our  Living Legend talks art, inspiration and the importance of following "your" path. 

Several of her sculptures are displayed throughout the New Orleans Metropolitan area. Commissioned sculptures include, Armstrong National Park “Chief Allison Tootie Montana”, Rev. Avery C. Alexander, "Forever a Crusader" of Civil Rights, the Memorial Plaza, and "Opening the Gates" A Memorial to A. P. Tureaud Sr. 

She is a graduate of Xavier University of New Orleans and Florida State University. She is currently working on a sculpture Heritage honoring Black servicemen and women that will be permanently displayed on the grounds of the Louisiana State Capital. Ms. Jones is also on the faculty of Xavier University of New Orleans.

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