2025 Submissions
Boiling Point
This piece was inspired by the emotions and voices that go silenced in our community, households, and surroundings.
Drowning in Tears
Before I started this artwork, I pondered so hardly about the painful feeling of frustration and agony that arose when I just can’t get out of times of darkness.
Growing up with You
The center portrait is a formal graduation photo, surrounded by childhood photos and crayon drawings.
In the Middle
I have so many labels that I thought were permanent and now there shifting like sand.
A Brilliant Performance
To me, a Houdini escape trick like this, is about performing being alright.
Outstanding Performance
I wanted to emphasize the feeling of pretending or putting on one’s best self for others.
Glimmer of Hope
”Glimmer of Hope” shows that despite how trapped someone feels, there’s always hope.
The Magician
A self-portrait based on The Magician card (tarot), it represents a persons talents and energy.
Resistance
Bam! The man’s skull smashes against the pavement, driven by the officer’s fist.
Grasp of Jesus
This piece features Jesus reaching out to light into an ethereal sky setting, hinting at Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam”.
Dreamscape of Forgotten Places
This piece is an abstract representation of distorted memories intertwined with serene, imaginative creativity.
Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchid) Botanical Illustration
I have always loved orchids and through this piece I realized just how much I love their vibrant colors and eccentric shapes.
The Girl and the Bird
This artwork is the first really big canvas I did, it was very hard for me since I was very nervous about messing it up and not liking the out come.
Dissection: Teddy Bear
I wish I could go back, when everything was easier, when I didn’t care about the future, when I was playing with my parents, watching cartoons, drawing without worrying what others think.
