Artist Spotlight

Wise Mecca

Visual Artist
Recording Artist
Percussionist
Expressive Arts

Wise is a Buffalo, New York native and urban renaissance woman. She is multi-faceted and her artistic reach spans from Visual art, hip-hop dance, lyricism and singing, graphic design, furniture design, custom shoes, hats, and clothes and so much more. She attended the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. Wise honed her artistic expertise, while playing percussion instruments, violin in band, and djembe drum playing for modern classes for the dance department. As an athlete she was an All Star Basketball player, who scored 1,000 plus career points and was awarded a scholarship to Jamestown Community College. Wise refined her skills at Buffalo State College and graduated with a visual arts degree on the Dean’s List Cum Laude.

As a visual artist Wise instructed classes for the prestigious Albright Knox Art Gallery, The Boys and Girls Club, The Grider & Delavan Community Center, The African American Cultural Center and The Y.M.C.A of Buffalo. She began African dancing and drumming at six and allowed the rhythm of the drums to move her spirit into teaching at the age of 14. She was exposed to countless African Master dancers and drummers and became the Artistic Drum Director and taught and inspired for ten years. Wise has performed with the A.A.C.C Performance company in an expansive host of shows including the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.

Last, Wise is a polished hip hop musician, who uses her melodic voice and conscious lyrics to pour into
the hearts of her faithful fan base. She paints pictures like rainbows and stained glass windows. Wise was a feature artist with Deep Thinka Records and F.A.R record labels. Through numerous city tours and the release of her radio single “Lost and Alone”. Wise has become well known as a jack of all trades and a master at many!

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