Meet The Founder

Ena Nearon

Pioneering Artist Management
and Marketing Specialist

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Ena Nearon is the President and founder of Ten Talents Network. where she successfully markets artists and art exhibitions as an independent curator and agent.  In 2024, she successfully introduced the Raymond P. Harris Retrospective Collection to the public. Her negotiated partnerships with non-profit foundations presented this acclaimed exhibition across three venues, initiating the Canvas Celebrations educational initiative, a program that opens up career paths in art conservation and cultural heritage restoration in Ohio, connecting art students with training opportunities, resources, and services.​

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Ena's work has been pivotal in providing opportunities for underrepresented artists, and showcasing emerging artists as highlighted by the introduction of Springfield photographer, Shem Schutte in the 2024 FotoFocus Bienniel at the historical  Crome Architecture building in downtown Yellow Springs, Ohio. She has been featured in commentaries by the nationally known Aeqai publication, Soapbox Media, the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Yellow Springs News locally. Hosting the "Curious About Art? with Ena Nearon radio podcast program on WCSU-FM on the campus of Central State University,she interviews and speaks with regional leaders in the arts community. She has over a decade of arts related experience, including roles such as manager/curator of the Cincinnati YWCA Women’s Art Gallery, Development Manager of the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, Senior Event Management Coordinator at the Cincinnati Art Museum, and project manager for the national tour of The Jabez Event. Ena also served as a publicist for former State Representative Catherine Barrett’s Ohio State Senator campaign, drawing on her background in broadcasting and media writing.

 

Originally born in St. Georges, Bermuda, and raised on the East Coast in Brooklyn, NY, she currently resides in the quiet Village of Yellow Springs, OH and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and marketing from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, OH.