While Mashonda Tifrere has spent the last two decades building a multifaceted career in the music industry as an R&B singer and songwriter, her latest ventures aim to uplift the voices of her fellow artists.
Mashonda Tifrere poses in front of works by Ronnie Robinson at the Art Genesis exhibit at High Line Nine Gallery in New York City; PHOTO BY BENNY LAU
Enter Art Genesis, a sustainable marketplace for emerging young creatives, and Tifrere’s 2016 project Art LeadHER, which curates opportunities for marginalized artists from around the world through visual arts education, professional development and brand exposure. Here, the new San Diegan, by way of New York, shares more about herself and what inspires her to pave the way for others.
WAKE-UP TIME: 6:30 a.m.
BREAKFAST: Intermittent faster
WORKOUT: Pilates and strength training
BEAUTY ESSENTIALS: Peptides, hyaluronic acid and fruit enzymes
CURRENTLY WATCHING: Changeling
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: Roberta Flack
FAVORITE FOLLOW: @gabormatemd
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: “I Feel for You” by Chaka Khan
BIGGEST INSPIRATION: My son UNIFORM: Black leggings
ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
NEMESIS: Liars and ungrateful people
WEAKNESS: Junior Mints
ESCAPE: Meditation
HOTEL: Six Senses Ibiza
DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: Mountain Valley spring water and coconut oil
LOCAL HAUNT: UC San Diego’s Special Collections and Archives Library and the patio and lounge at VAGA Restaurant & Bar at Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas
LAST MEAL ON EARTH: Caribbean oxtails
PET: Pomeranians or pit bulls
BEST ADVICE: Do unto others as you’d have done unto you.
PHILANTHROPY: Empowering people to find their light
MANTRA: Be intentional.
SOULMATE: My grandmother
COCKTAIL: Mezcal margarita
BEDTIME: Between midnight and 1 a.m.
ON MY NIGHTSTAND: Bible, flowers, linen spray and water
ON MY WISH LIST: Abundant blessings
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