Teacher: JoAnn Onnembo
School: Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "It was an honor to research Eliza Scidmore and celebrate her selfless achievements that are not widely recognized. It was important to me that the painting convey her message, which was taking two conflicted nations and bringing them together through cultural awareness and acceptance to create peace."

Read the artist's Impact Statement.