Tonya Clay was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1975 and earned a BFA from the University of Illinois, Champaign and MFA from Stoney Brook University. She exhibits her work internationally and is currently based in the the Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa Bay area. She began her professional career as manager of a gallery in the West Chelsea Fine Arts Building in New York City. Clay creates provocative, thought provoking, social/psycho-analytical art in diverse media. Her work is based on her unique experiences that are also universal, and involves examination of the condition of the human mind, spirituality, history, social constructs, gender, and sexuality. It intends for viewers to be seduced by the vibrant and deliberate color schemes.
