$500 High School Certificate of Excellence, Grade 12
- Zoe Spikerman
- Separate Will Never Be Equal, 2021
- Mixed Media on Paper
- 13 x 9 in
Teacher: Heidi Buscher
School: Parker School, Waimea, HI, US
Full Media: Acrylic, watercolor, marker, colored pencil, graphite, newspaper, and gouache on paper
Excerpt from artist's Impact Statement: "A background of books surrounds Sylvia’s portrait to emphasize the importance and power of education. After all, education not only offers opportunities for self-growth, but education challenges ignorance, offering avenues for widespread social change."
Read the artist's Impact Statement.
Learn more about Unsung Hero: Sylvia Mendez
- Collections: Art Gallery, ARTEFFECT: Visualizing Impact at MCAAD, Sylvia Mendez