Gwendolyn Garth

Gwendolyn Garth is a Cleveland native who says she is “a gifted and talented artist by Divine design and a community activist by choice”. Gwendolyn was formerly employed by the City of Cleveland as a Recreation Instructor and Interim Manager of the Bureau of Cultural Arts. She served as Chapter Chairperson of AFSCME Local 100 and as Ohio’s State Leader of AmeriCorps. She is a graduate of the Women in Transition Program at Cuyahoga Community College. Gwen served as a member of Neighborhood Connections’ Greater University Circle Innovation Team completing a Fellowship as a Network Weaver. She is a Precinct Committeeman in Cleveland’s Ward 5 and an Executive Committee member of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. Growing her nonprofit, Kings & Queens of Art, and working as a freelance artist are other ways that Ms. Garth serves her community. She likes to say that “Art is in the middle of my last name, I was born to do this!” Her personal ambition and desire is to “paint this world the colors of Love” and she has no Plan B.”