Mashaun Ali Hendricks is a Restorative Justice practitioner, trainer, and artist who has helped shift the perspective and practice of Restorative Justice from a reaction to harm into a proactive way of building community, relating, and living. His work is rooted in a simple truth: we do not "build relationships" because we can NOT be out of relation; we must work to remove the perspectives of separation. When we remember, feel, and prioritize connection through truth, story, and humanity, it doesn't matter how "different we are", harm becomes harder to commit, and healing, when necessary, becomes possible.

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Beginning his work in Chicago, Mashaun trained K-12 schools, Adult and Juvenile courts, police departments, universities, and government agencies, while also taking Restorative Justice outside of institutions into the neighborhoods that needed it most. He brought Peace Circles back to young people, families, organizers, and those most impacted by violence, proving that community holds the wisdom to heal itself.

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He is known for teaching that the more we know about one another, the harder it becomes to cause harm, and that accountability grows when individual wholeness is bound to collective wholeness. His trainings, healing-based art spaces, and consulting have influenced policy, shifted culture, and helped build environments where relationships are the foundation, not the afterthought.

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As an artist and designer, Mashaun creates garments, installations, and participatory experiences exploring harm, memory, accountability, and the economy of crime. His work has been featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, DePaul Art Museum, 6018 North, SAIC, EXPO Chicago, and other cultural and educational institutions. His art opens dialogue, invites people into new realms of possibilities, and challenges communities to transform, not just talk about change.

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Today, Mashaun works nationally, training Circle keepers, coaching leaders, collaborating with artists, and building pathways for healing. His work lives where spirit meets strategy, where culture meets design, and where connection becomes a practice.

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He doesn’t just teach Restorative Justice.

He lives it. He builds with it. He moves people through it.