Welcome to Elisheba Johnson!

The GSB Coalition is so excited to be able to welcome Elisheba Johnson to our team. Elisheba will be taking over the role of Arts Project Manager, using her extensive knowledge and experience in the public arts realm to help guide our arts plan through design and construction. As a Central District resident and co-founder of the local arts organization Wa Na Wari, Elisheba is uniquely qualified to take on this role. We are so lucky to have her on board.

Elisheba Johnson is a curator, poet, public artist and consultant that lives in Seattle, WA. Johnson, who has a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts, was the owner of Faire Gallery Café, a multi-use art space that held art exhibitions, music shows, poetry readings and creative gatherings. For six years Johnson worked at the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture on capacity building initiatives and racial equity in public art. Johnson was a member of the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Network advisory council and has won four Americans for the Arts Public Art Year in Review Awards for her work. She currently co-manages Wa Na Wari, a Black art center in Seattle’s Central Area that uses the arts to build community and resist displacement.