Yvonne Shortt-Social Practioner and Artist

I work to create dialogue and action with my art practice using installation, sculpture and paint. My subjects of exploration are community, disability, race, equity, and equality. My methodology is question-based.

The cost of my women's hours can not be calculated, packaged, or commoditized.

How can I address the unconscious racial bias among fellow white artists?

How can I educate others & heal myself?

How can I use tools for self-empowerment?

How can I reclaim the afro pick as a tool for personal narratives and collaborative conversation?

If I think of myself as the unofficial artist in residence in my community how can I leverage my artistic skills to address community issues?

How can I create a sanctuary for people of color using objects and architecture?

What were the hidden contracts of Forest Hills and how can I educate others about this history?

How can I use illustration with kids as a tool to address bullying ?

How can I use art to explain how I see with Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Selected Outdoor Installations

Ely Contemporary, Elmhurst Sculpture Garden, Flushing Meadow Corona Park, AHRC, Norwalk Sculpture Garden, Garden of Resilience, Marymount Manhattan College, Queens College Campus, NYC Health + Hospital, Dunningham Triangle, MacDonald Park, Captain Tilly Park, NYC Department of Education ( 9 Schools) , 12 Underpasses across NYC, Our Savior, & Emmanuel Church

Selected Exhibitions Include Ely Center of Contemporary Art (New Haven Connecticut), Smack Mellon (Brooklyn), Queens College (Queens), Chicago Art Center (Chicago), ArtYard Gallery (New Jersey), ARC Gallery

Selected Funders Include Norwalk Art Center, NYC Department of Education, The Mayor's Office (Domestic Violence), Councilmember Holden, Councilmember Koslowitz, Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Council on the Arts, NEA, Con Edison, JP Morgan Chase, NYC Parks

Gallery. A.I.R. Gallery