?? NLAPW Golden Gate Marin Artists

---Marin Art Students---
We have a winner for our 2024 Student Art Award!
Her name is Nala, or legally, Aoife Raitt.
She is a painter and graduating from Marin Academy this year.

Golden Gate Marin Artists (NLAPW) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.







Some of the main motifs in my art include parts of my identity, marginalization, and the expression of taboo emotion. I painted a mural of my Vietnamese heritage, focusing on a girl with a bowl of noodles. This depicted a very common East Asian "love" language: food. The steam from the noodles rises up and connects with the clouds, the girl's ancestors are watching over her.

My grandpa passed away fighting in the Vietnam -American War when my mom was just two.
Phoebe Sothern, "The Cows"

The ability of art to communicate
narrative has always been
its primary draw for me.
The most engaging narratives for
me are rooted in history.
As an artist, I can collapse
the distance between now and
a century ago and make the
humanity of past people
apparent and accessible.
I am eager to continue seeking
out and creating these
historical narratives
in my work.

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