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Hobbies and interests
Advocacy And Activism
Anime
Art
Comics
Cosplay
Drawing And Illustration
Dungeons And Dragons
Game Design and Development
Gender Studies
Graphic Design
Hiking And Backpacking
Japanese
Key Club
Manga
Politics and Political Science
digital art
Elliott Allred
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Winner![user profile avatar](/_next/static/media/default-profile.039849c4.png)
Elliott Allred
205
Bold Points1x
Finalist1x
WinnerEducation
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- Fine and Studio Arts
Minors:
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Orange High
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
- Visual and Performing Arts, General
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other
- Fine and Studio Arts
Career
Dream career field:
Arts
Dream career goals:
Comic Artist
Hunter Dean Temple Art Scholarship
WinnerFor a long time, I thought I wanted to be an artist simply because it was the thing I did best. But as I got older, that reasoning felt too shallow, and I felt lost about why I wanted to keep pursuing art. I was most interested in the art in comics, but I didn't know how to put my passion into words or explain why I connected to them so much. I would read and reread comics, study them, and take notes about what made them unique and what I liked about them, but I could never put my finger on why I wanted to make them. Eventually, I read a manga by Inio Asano with a character who’s striving to be a comic artist. In a late-night rant to her friend at a bar, she said “I want to write something that doesn’t just move you or bring you to tears for a few seconds. I want it to be something that affects your life in some lasting way. It’s not for escaping reality… it’s for fighting reality.” I had to just sit for a few minutes. I thought, “That's it. She put it in words.” I love all the comics I do because they have each changed the trajectory of my life in some way, from what my art style looks like to how I think about life and see the world. I want to make comics that can do that for other people. I want people who read my comics to feel more at peace with themselves, or like they’re a part of something bigger. This scholarship will help me be able to learn more skills in college to better communicate those feelings, and help get me on a path to inspire others through comics.