John Solomon Sandridge - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore John Solomon Sandridge net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! John Solomon Sandridge (born May 10 1950) is an American artist and sculptor. He is also an illustrator as well as an author, teacher inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Sandridge is widely regarded as the only and the first artist of African descent to be granted a license in the first decade of the 1990s in the early 1990s by The Coca-Cola Company to incorporate themes of African-Americans in their artwork and was selected as a commissioned artist from the Olympic Soccer Committee during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. In this article, we will discover how old is John Solomon Sandridge? Who is John Solomon Sandridge dating now & how much money does John Solomon Sandridge have?

Name	John Solomon Sandridge
First Name	John
Last Name	Sandridge
Occupation	Painter
Birthday	May 10
Birth Year	1950
Place of Birth	Gadsden
Home Town	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Taurus
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Not Known
Children(s)	Not Available

John Solomon Sandridge Biography

John Solomon Sandridge is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on May 10, 1950 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Before that, however in the midst of how the metro area of Atlanta was preparing in preparation for 1996’s Centennial Summer Olympic Games, Sandridge was approached from the Olympic Soccer Committee to create limited edition prints as well as an limited edition bronze sculpture. Sandridge has also illustrated a number of books such as The Bridal Wreath Bush and The Little Known Black History Facts that were featured on The Tom Joyner Morning Show and through a partnership in 2000, which included the McDonald’s Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company and the famous radio host Tom Joyner.

An aesthetically, divinely and ancestral-inspired art style, Numinousneoism Art, was developed in 2010 when Sandridge created 100 pieces of uniquely original artwork. The transformative art style focuses on using spiritual messages and imagination coupled with a diverse collection of visual elements to create artwork infused with Black American heritage and feminine energy principles of warmth, surrender, openness and trust. Sandridge says that the art “contains all previous and future art styles – cubism, expressionism, impressionism, realism, etc. – and most importantly, captures the expressions of our ancestors, the original Black Africans.” More than 400-plus Numinousneoism™ Art paintings and sculptures, along with six original handwritten books, have been produced and sold or for sale with Sandridge creating more on a daily basis.

Sandridge has been publicly recognized for his artistic contributions with the Distinguished Service Award from Gadsden State Community College (2011), Governor of Alabama Award, City of Gadsden Award, and the keys to the cities of Birmingham, Alabama; Gadsden, Alabama; Rainbow City, Alabama; and Fairfield, Alabama. In February 2019, Solomon was named 19th on the list of 100 notable people in Shelby County, Alabama.

His license was granted by Coca-Cola International from 1990 to 1996 to allow him to use the company’s logo and bottle designs in his art which made him one of the very first Black American licensed by the company to produce paintings. He went on to create paintings with Black American themes that would turn into Coca-Cola art-related collectibles in serving tray, note cards prints, as well as other souvenirs. The first Coca-Cola painting was sold for $30,000. This at the time was the most price he’d ever earned for an individual painting. The price of his subsequent paintings reached as high as $1.5 million.

Sandridge Signs was the first of many ventures Sandridge created over the course of forty years. In the latter half of the 1980s Sandridge dissolved the sign company and began working as a full-time artist while creating the Sandridge Art Studio and Gallery. For nine years, he taught private art classes and art groups. in 1994 Black Enterprise Magazine recognized Sandridge’s success in the art distribution industry offering limited edition prints and figurines. After that, he focused on healing and wellness through natural remedies through studying naturopathic medicine. He also began designing and marketing an herbal supplement line.

Sandridge continued to maintain a relationship with The Coca-Cola Company in which he was commissioned in 1997 to paint a portrait of Wendy’s founder, Dave Thomas, and served as a feature artist for The Coca-Cola Company’s Las Vegas gift store opening. After working with the global soft drink manufacturer, Sandridge became an art educator for the Gadsden, Alabama City School system, and was instrumental in helping to develop The Gadsden City Arts Program.

John Solomon Sandridge Net Worth

John is one of the richest Painter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Solomon Sandridge's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Although Sandridge did not have formal training or formal art education His unique, shrewd style and hand-painted talent of billboards caught the eye of the Coca-Cola Company in the early 1970s. As a sign-maker for an outdoor firm, Sandridge painted a realistically appealing image of Niagara Falls featuring the iconic Coca-Cola bottle and logo on a 14 feet 48-foot billboard. The billboard was so popular that the billboard received an award. It prompted officials who worked for The Coca-Cola Company to drive from Atlanta, Georgia, to Gadsden, Alabama, to look over the artwork of Sandridge. Believing in the attention his art has earned, Sandridge recognized that the gravity of the racist influence of the time didn’t allow him to receive to receive the respect he merited. Sandridge was not even provided with an official introduction to the men who were attracted in his creative work. He was not one to stand in silence and allow racism to fester or accept blatant disrespect for his professionalism and artistic capabilities, he quickly left this company.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Painter
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

!One-Great-Thing! (OGT) is a movement to promote individual change and mindset shift to achieve successful relationships and a happy life. Sandridge birthed the concept and wrote a 35-page book of the same title based on his experience studying and practicing self-help and personal growth for over forty years. His message to “change your attitude” is simple yet powerfully motivated by his desire to influence a generation of children, youth and young adults to use their imagination to change the world, save the future, and create a better place for everyone. To spread the OGT message, Sandridge has assembled a powerhouse creative and consulting team to develop videos, music and content, that includes accomplished music producer and songwriter Terry Coffey, videographer Jason Knotts, videographer Nick Lang, actors David “Dae” Sandridge and Judah Sandridge, and author and radio host Frances Irene. The team plans to launch the OGT campaign in summer 2015.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Sandridge’s artwork has been collected internationally and some notable collectors include celebrity radio personality Tom Joyner, retired business executive Al Joyner, Atlanta business executive Mack Wilbourn, business executive Bernard Bronner and president of Bronner Bros., former NFL offensive tackle Howard Ballard, actress Beverly Todd, singer Larry Blackmon of Cameo, singer Dionne Warwick, and President Barack Obama, who was given a Sandridge painting by Mack Wilbourn during a 2012 visit to Atlanta. Dr. Douglas Highland, former director of the Birmingham Museum of Art, commissioned a painting of his wife, Tedia Highland, and six of Sandridge’s Black Western-themed sculptures were bequeathed in 2013 by the Wideman family to Athens State University in Athens, Alabama.

Who is John Solomon Sandridge Dating?

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Sandridge established the Number 2 Pencil Foundation, Inc., in 2011 as a 501(c)(3) art education nonprofit in Chelsea, Alabama. The organization’s mission is to inspire creativity and imagination through visual arts while helping students to develop cognitive, critical thinking, verbal and reading skills. The Foundation hosts workshops, trainings and art education programs and creates products, such as books, art kits and T-shirts for youth and young adults throughout Alabama. In 2014, Sandridge through the Number 2 Pencil Foundation, instructed a group of high school and college students in a mural workshop and guided them in creating an outdoor mural for a local business.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Solomon Sandridge celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

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