Seeding
Future Artists
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform.”
Diane Mariechild, author
Women’s History Month Exclusive: “Interviewing Lady Pink”
BY Kayla James
Lady Pink met with me over Zoom from a teal-green painted room in her upstate home. For those of you who don’t know, Lady Pink is an Ecuadorian born, American artist raised in Astoria Queens. She was one of the first women graffiti artists in New York City in the height of graffiti’s popularity and prime (1970s and 1980s). She has never had a job where she had to work for anyone else. Since the moment she was 16 years old and sold her first painting for $500, she has been an entrepreneur and artist….
Seeds of the League Students and Alumni
K.C. Amable
Caucasian, Latin/Native American, Japanese
High School of Art & Design
Parsons School of Design
Jack Kamen Scholarship, Seeds of the League Scholarship, Spielberger-Spanierman Scholarship
Long Xi Weng
Chinese
High School of Art & Design
Spielberger-Spanierman Scholarship- 2022
Dexter Magratten
Polish / African American
City-As School High School
Spielberger-Spanierman Scholarship- 2022
Seeds Makes an Impact
Since 2010, Seeds has made it possible for more than 650 students to study at the League and has served thousands of NYC youth through artist-led community programming. Hear from several current and former Seeds students and Teaching Artists as they share about their experience with the program.
Our Stories
An Encounter on St. Marks
Kacia Jade Diente
Filipino/African American
On a hot, spring day my friend and I decided to go downtown to St. Mark’s place to hang out. She convinced me to go to a punk rock clothing store, which I wasn’t opposed to, but admittedly I felt a little out of place inside…
I’ll Never Forget Where I Came From
Ariel Kissoon
Indo-Guyanese
When I was younger, I was set on becoming a biochemist and making art would just be a hobby. However, about a year ago when I moved to America, I’ve been more interested in becoming an artist…
Inspiration
Francesca aton
Auriea Harvey Has Been Breaking The Internet For Three Decades
Annikka Olsen
Melissa Joseph Has Captivated the Art World With an Unlikely Medium—Felting
Caira Moreira
Miranda Forrester’s Soft Portraits of Black Queer Women
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