VIBE CREATIVE DISTRICT
by OnieTonie
Armed with a business degree and a job in a restaurant, Troy Summerell told @CoastalVAMag it was while refurbishing his broken surfboards that he began to develop his own art style. Adopting his artist moniker from his late grandmother Onie, nicknamed Tonie, OnieTonie opened a gallery in his hometown of Virginia Beach and created his first mural. That small seed helped provide impetus for the city's @TheViBeCreativeDistrict . OnieTonie has now covered entire city blocks with art simply designed to make people happy, and ViBe is now responsible for more than 100 public artworks. Completed in stages between 2017 and 2018 these OnieTonie walls cover @JavaSurfCafe at Mediterranean Ave and 19th St in Virginia Beach. @onietonie/