We asked University of Arkansas student artists to interpret the theme of the 2018 edition, “No Longer Unspoken.” Victoria Waters’s and Justice Henderson’s works were published in the magazine as contest winners.
“Motherland”
By Victoria Waters
Victoria Waters is a junior history major. Inspiration for her watercolor painting “Motherland” came from the exhibit “Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now” at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “Through art, Native American people refuse to be made silent,” Waters said. “As a student of American history, a fellow artist and someone with Cherokee heritage, I was inspired to create a homage of my own to the deserving voice of Native American people.”
“Self Portrait”
By Justice Henderson
Justice Henderson is a senior studio art and public relations and advertising major. Inspiration for her self portrait art came from intentional use of light and color. She used white conte crayon on black paper rather than black pencil on white paper to show herself in a different light. “I am an African American woman, and this artwork allowed me to appreciate elements of my face that I overlook, including the texture of my hair,” Henderson said.