Jonathan Meade is a creative activist who was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His love of diversity is inspired by the richness, color, and beauty he discovers in the variety of cultural and biological expressions of life. He finds himself at home both in nature and in the city where he is able to blend into his environment to receive and learn more about the different ways of life in the global village. He sees culture as a living entity that exists in a relational dynamic of exchange ever evolving and transforming with the world while influencing it as well. He has produced art for numerous rallies and protests around climate change and social justice and serves as the creative Director for the company All Aboard Earth that aims to inform public discourse and raise awareness around social and environmental issues. He has exhibited his artwork in juried exhibitions at Santa Fe Clay, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, and form & concept gallery. Art is medicine to him, providing a means to heal the heart of humanity and nurture loving relationships and meaningful connections amongst all people. He sees Art as a vehicle for transformation and celebration, raising the vibration of life, and spreading a positive vision for the future. Along with his team he has painted “The Great Coming Together” a mural in Santa Fe at Body of Santa Fe partially funded by the Culture Connects CARES Artist Mini-grant through City of Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department. He is passionate about the role public art plays in inspiring cultural pride and a sense of belonging. through imagining and re-envisioning the story of a place and the understanding of it.