2026 Finalist, Grade 8
- Leah Lanman
- Geographical Genius, 2026
- Acrylic, colored pencil, graphite, charcoal, clay, cardboard on paper
- 12 x 9 x 3 in
Teacher: Angela Dioso
School: Young Masters Art Program, Kensington, Maryland, US
Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "In my artwork, I depicted Marie Tharp twice: as an older adult, and as a young woman working on her map. I composed it this way to represent how she made breakthroughs in her field her whole life."
Learn more about Unsung Hero: Marie Tharp
- Collections: Art Gallery, Marie Tharp, STEAM