Sydnei SmithJordan is a dynamic visual artist, educator and cultural storyteller whose work fuses vibrant figurative painting with deep-rooted narratives of African American history and personal resilience. A tumultuous childhood led her to art, where she found her voice — translating silence into creative expression. Today SmithJordan honors that journey by depicting underrepresented narratives, from Negro League baseball players to veterans, reclaiming memory and identity and replacing the ugliness of life with beauty with each brushstroke.
With formal training from the College of Design, Art, and Architecture at Santa Monica College under Ronn Davis and illustration studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, Sydnei has spent nearly three decades captivating audiences in galleries and exhibitions across the U.S. and throughout Europe, including Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. Her work proudly resides in the private collections of cultural icons such as Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester Stallone, Patti LaBelle, Park Overall, Forrest Whitaker, Damien Escobar, and more.
Now, Sydnei takes her mission on the road as the founder Legacy Link Mobile Art Studio, a converted RV that brings hands-on art workshops to youth, seniors, civic groups, friends groups of all ages and underserved communities across New Jersey. Committed to art as a force for healing, empowerment and connection, she works with organizations and local partners to foster creativity, preserve history and empower people — mile by mile, masterpiece by masterpiece.