Teen Artist Highlights the Right to Read in Award-winning Artwork
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Inspired by her grandmother’s struggle with systemic illiteracy in her Indigenous community, 17-year-old Joselyn Chimbo won the New York Public Library’s National Teen Art Contest for her painting celebrating the freedom to read.
Her work serves as a powerful critique of modern book bans and a tribute to the matriarchs who sacrificed to ensure future generations could access the knowledge and social mobility education provides.
Her work serves as a powerful critique of modern book bans and a tribute to the matriarchs who sacrificed to ensure future generations could access the knowledge and social mobility education provides.
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