2025 Finalist, Grade 11
- Jessica Wu
- Voices in Color, 2025
- Colored pencil, pastel, graphite, collage on paper
- 11 x 14 in
Teacher: Yue Zheng
School: Lexington High School, Lexington, MA, US
Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "In developing this project, I researched Hansberry’s speeches and lesser-known writings in addition to studying her play. I learned that she viewed writing as a form of activism, believing that artists had a duty to address injustice."
Read the artist's Impact Statement.
- Collections: Art Gallery, Lorraine Hansberry