- Asilia Ferdinand
- Breaking the Headlines, 2026
- Acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, marker, pastel, watercolor, paper on canvas board
- 20 x 16 in
Teacher: Independent Study
School: Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "As a young Black and Asian American woman, I want to show how creativity has the power to redefine the label others may cut out for you, and you can go beyond those confines to color your own narrative."
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