Tiesha Harrison
Tiesha has built a successful career through creativity, event planning, community building, and inclusive leadership. She has led impactful projects, including a healing art initiative with 27 families and survivors of domestic violence honoring her sister Delores, lost to gun violence. Through art, Tiesha helps communities process trauma, heal, and build connection and resilience.
Tiesha is a multifaceted leader who is a Board of Director for Art Heals Arizona (formerly Free Arts), Storytelling Visual Artist and founder of the Sunflower Soul Project, a healing arts initiative dedicated to using art to support the mental and emotional well-being of families affected by violence. Her work has been formally recognized by the Arizona House of Representatives, highlighting her significant impact, art and leadership within the state. Tiesha uses her expertise to help communities heal from trauma through the power of art. Her commitment to advocacy and education shines through her work as a Teaching Artist with organizations like Art Heals Arizona, Aliento, Girl Scouts, the McCain Institute’s “R.E.A.L. Friends Don’t Campaign,” and the City of Phoenix’s “Paint Phoenix Purple,” among others.
Tiesha is a first generation college graduate and earned a BA degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, focusing on Family Studies and Business from ASU. She also completed the Milan Art Institute Mastery Program and is a graduate of The Collective Creative Leadership program at Mesa Arts Center, as well as the Women’s Leadership Development Forum.
I am interested in combining neuroarts with secondary survivors of homicide. And I hope to connect with individuals, organizations, and neuroscientists
Interests
My interests in neuroarts are rooted in understanding how art, creativity, music, movement, and storytelling support emotional healing, resilience, nervous system regulation, and collective well-being. I am especially interested in how creative practices can be integrated into community health, leadership development, trauma-informed programming, and intergenerational healing.
I hope to contribute lived experience, community-centered perspectives, creative collaboration, and culturally grounded approaches to healing arts. I also hope to learn from researchers, artists, practitioners, and organizations exploring the science and impact of neuroarts so I can deepen and expand the reach of this work in communities nationally.
