Tobey Renee Sanders is an Atlanta-based fine artist, decorative art innovator, and educator with over 30 years of experience transforming surfaces into statements. Best known for her signature faux finish techniques and contemporary decorative artistry, Sanders has built a body of work that bridges fine art and architectural design — bringing texture, depth, and narrative to spaces across the country.A 2025–2026 City of Atlanta Emerging Artist Award recipient and board member of the International Decorative Artisans League (IDAL), Sanders is also a James Weldon Johnson Foundation Art Fellow and former Artist-in-Residence at Bloomingdale’s Atlanta, where she was named In-Store Artist and continues to be exhibited today. Across these platforms, she has spent three decades shaping the standards of decorative artistry while mentoring the next generation through The Decorative Painting Academy and the Paint & Plaster Club.Her work and expertise have been featured on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, K. Michelle: My Life, TBS’s Movie and a Makeover, and HGTV Smart Home 2018, and profiled in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Black Enterprise, Washington Spaces, Season Magazine, and Living Spaces Magazine. Her finishes live in private residences, commercial developments, and design collections across Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. — commissioned by leading design firms, developers, and notable entertainers and athletes.In 1997, Sanders founded FauxDecor Studio, growing it into one of the Southeast’s most respected decorative arts studios. Today, her practice stands at the intersection of fine art, craft, and entrepreneurship — proof that mastery, vision, and Black female ownership can build both beautiful spaces and lasting institutionsTobey Renee - Instagram Link