Frida Kahlo Biography
Considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists, Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. She grew up in the family’s home where was later referred to as the Blue House or Casa Azul. Her father is a…
Black Lives Are Celebrated In Bisa Butler’s Extraordinary, Technicolor Quilts
At the top of the Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago hang massive, colorful banners announcing the art work of Bisa Butler. Butler’s specialty is fabric, specifically quilts. And the bold images of Black people she stitches together,…
Jacqueline Melanie Huari
Bend it to Your Own Will
My name is Jacqueline Huari, though I’d prefer to be called Jack. I’m 15 and attend the High School of Art and Design and recently finished my freshman year. It was my Design Foundation teacher that referred me to this…
Maya Vazquez
Importance of Support
My name is Maya Vazquez, I was born to a Puerto Rican artist and a baker who immigrated from Belize, Central America. I currently live in a 2-family house with my mom and grandparents. From an early age I have…
Ashton Agbomenou
Journey into an Artist
Below, we feature two articles about artist Ashton Agbomenou. In the first article, published in the Spring 2012 edition of Lines from the League, Agbomenou writes about his origins at the League and his beginnings as an artist. The second,…
Durga Norris
Determined to Improve
I plan on attending a college dedicated to the visual arts, ideally FIT or Purchase. Since I am graduating a year early, I must build my college art portfolio and application. I also want to be more formally trained, as…
Shaine Dyani Featherstone
Finding Comfort in Art
When I got to middle school, I remember telling people I wanted to be a lawyer, but I then realized that I did not want to pursue this career path because there’s a very heavy mental weight that comes with…
Mayah Wade From Georgia to New York
I have always been interested in pursuing a career in the arts either as a fashion designer or an artist in general. Moving to New York from Georgia was supposed to be my chance to pursue that because all the…
Seeds of the League Newsletter-May
You should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean anything, that is where it comes from. Romare Bearden This Spring, join us in introducing six new stories from Seeds students and…
Zeltzin Mozo
The Power of Color
I was about eight years old when I felt and saw the power of color and how it’s able to communicate messages without any help from words. I was in Mexico when I saw a group of women with traditional…
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