Bio

Toni Parker (b.1996) was born in Des Moines, IA and raised in a working-class, mixed-race
household. Always existing in two worlds, she was primarily raised by her mother, whose black
experience carried both inexpressible grief and active resilience. A father, who’s native Slovakia
was a source of pain and beauty, haunted the home in a way that was hidden but ever present.
The artist’s interdisciplinary practice is infused with process-oriented artworks and reflective
writing on embodiment, life drawing, and Buddhist practice.

Presently, she lives with her partner and two children in Lincoln, NE, while pursuing an MFA in painting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.