2025 Juneteenth615 Celebration

Elisheba Israel Mrozik

Elisheba Israel Mrozik is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, muralist, and cultural leader based in Nashville, Tennessee. A Memphis native with a BFA in Computer Arts from the Memphis College of Art, her practice centers Black identity, ancestral memory, and community storytelling through fine art, tattooing, and large-scale public installations. She is the first licensed Black tattoo artist in Middle Tennessee and founder of One Drop Ink Tattoo Parlour. Her public art experience includes commissions and collaborations with Metro Arts Nashville, Vanderbilt University, WeGo Transit, Pinnacle Bank, The Frist Art Museum, and Metro Nashville Public Schools. In 2025, her Z. Alexander Looby Library Mural was installed and dedicated in North Nashville and named “Best Mural in Nashville” by the Nashville Scene. She also serves as President of the North Nashville Arts Coalition, where she advocates for equitable access and opportunity for BIPOC artists. Through her company QueenBee Ink, LLC, Elisheba continues to create transformative public art that honors Black legacy and reclaims public space as a site of belonging and cultural pride.