With over 20 years of experience in community philanthropy, Shona Carter has established key partnerships to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity, and transform social and economic outcomes. She danced African diaspora dances professionally between 1991-1997 and performed with Ballet Saungamare (West African) for the SF Ethnic Dance Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts in 1994.

Sublimation (Working Title) looks at you square in the eye and saves you from nothing. This piece holds Shona’s generational trauma in one hand and celebrates her power, resiliency and spirit in the other. If you’re looking for truth-telling and a broader social awareness, you’ve come to the right place.