2026 Finalist, Grade 8
- Mia McDowell
- The Golden Women, 2026
- Colored pencil, marker, collage, pen on paper
- 12 x 18 in
Teacher: Janine Campbell
School: Byron Center West Middle School, Byron Center, Michigan, US
Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "In my piece to show her story, I decided to draw the Golden Lane protest emerging from the Missouri women's magazine she edited. This represents her lighting the way for women voters and bringing people together through her writings."
Read the artist's Impact Statement.
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- Collections: Art Gallery, Civil Rights, Emily Newell Blair