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One year later... It's ALL (Still) Right Now The Bentway is taking an opportunity to look back at It’s All Right Now – their 2020, COVID-responsive public art project that captured and shared hopes, gratitudes, fears, melancholies, and joys, our “truths of right now (then)”. More than thirty Toronto-based artists and the general public were asked to respond to a simple inquiry: “What words are you living by?”.  As a featured artist, Deon Best was asked to share and express what words is he living by now in 2021. #itsallstillrightnow Check it out... https://www.itsallrightnow.ca/still   * The Matriarch by Deon Best *

Deon Best has been featured as a Success Story on the Digital Main Street website! Check it out! https://digitalmainstreet.ca/shophere-post/deon-best-designs/ https://digitalmainstreet.ca/shophere-stories/

Support Black Designers has won the coveted DesignTO 2021 People's Choice Award for Favorite Window Installation... as determined by public vote! 🏆🎖 🥳 This amazing Window Installation Mural curated by the Daniels Art Directive features several original art pieces by Deon Best!  Thank you to everyone that voted!  For more information please visit: designto.org/awards-archieve/ (2021)   *photo by Guershom Kitsa

Deon Best has worked with numerous organizations collaborating on creative programs such as adult workshops @ the Aga Khan Museum [2019] and Kids Summer Camp workshops @ the Gardiner Museum [2019]. Additionally Deon Best has also worked with and created content for several community outreach programs such as, lead artist for the Spark Cultural Hotspot Program & lead artist for the Eglinton Square Community Toucan Banner. His creative influence and outreach has been experienced by hundreds of participants from all diverse backgrounds! *The Aga Khan Museum, Modern Batik workshop engagement *Gardiner Museum, hosted 4 week Modern Batik summer camp *Lead artist for Tucan...