Baker Artist Portfolios

JaVon L. Townsend is a narrative artist whose work centers love, joy, and connection. She is a storyteller who uses words and images to help celebrate the beauty and full humanity, primarily, of Black and Brown people. Her artwork is primarily figurative, working across media, and is often seeking to connect the personal with the universal. JaVon is formally trained as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, supporting people from diverse backgrounds in re-telling their own stories through utilizing the creative arts in healing work. She approaches all of her work from the lens of understanding and appreciating who people are within their specific contexts.