Turning the Tide - Honoring the Life and Work of “Mama Efua” Dorkenoo” Maggie Weiss 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT “Mama” Efua Dorkenoo (1949 – 2014) was a real-life Super-Hero who [...]
Harriet Tubman Leni Levenson Wiener 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT Born into slavery in Maryland around 1820, Harriet Tubman escaped in 1849 but returned south to help others escape to freedom [...]
Listen to the Leaves Libby Williamson 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT The revered poet Mary Oliver, whose life work focuses on quiet observations of nature, reveals her passion in the simple [...]
Mr. Rogers, Child Advocate Hope Wilmarth 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT Children loved Mr. Rogers. They were convinced that he loved them, too. Everyday he looked directly at them, saying, “I [...]
Our Lady of Humanitarian Aid Sabrina Zarco 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT This art honors two volunteer-based groups that address different dimensions of the suffering caused by policies toward refugees, migration, [...]
School Strike Natalya Khorover 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT Greta Thunberg is a Swedish schoolgirl who, at age 15, began protesting outside the Swedish parliament about the need for immediate action [...]
The Light Keepers Lyric Montgomery Kinard 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT In 2018 Carolina Nuñez, a law professor, spent time at the immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, working with asylum [...]
Net of Wonder Susan Brubaker Knapp 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) was an explorer and environmentalist passionate about the sea and everything that swam or crawled in it. [...]
Magnificent Karol Kusmaul 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT I was staying at a hotel in Nebraska, on an upper level floor. I called for the elevator, and when the door opened, [...]
Fairy Grandmother Jana Lankford 50 x 30 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT A fairy grandmother is like a magical fairy godmother, but instead of helping imaginary children, she helps real children. She steps in [...]