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xahyra mata

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Bio

General Fine Arts and illustration student and the Maryland Institute College of Art! I love to play games and make art and hope to develop my own and be a curator.

Education

Maryland Institute College of Art

Bachelor's degree program
2024 - 2028
  • Majors:
    • Fine and Studio Arts

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      curator

    • Dream career goals:

    • cashier

      dairy queen
      2024 – 2024

    Arts

    • NAHS

      Drawing
      2023 – 2024

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Art Space — volunteer
      2023 – Present
    WCEJ Thornton Foundation Music & Art Scholarship
    All my life, art has been the one thing to lead me through difficult situations and help me make lasting connections. Whether it be painting, drawing, animating or any art form, I always found comfort in creating what I saw in my mind. As a daughter in a family of immigrants from Honduras and Chicanos from Glendale i’ve seen the influence of art in the culture but Ive also seen so much potential wasted due to a lack of resources and avenues to explore it further. Growing up in phoenix seeing varying levels of poverty with kids who are forced to follow wrong paths because no one is there to help them find their strengths always shattered me. I’ve had the privilege of being able to pursue further education in art and my only dream is to create communities for hispanic kids all over the west coast and even in Latin America. Because my father was one of those kids with an imagination that went down a dark path, I want to take the sadness from that situation and pour it into the lives of kids who are just like he was. As I continue to study Fine Arts and Illustration, I want to use my creativity as an outlet for children struggling with poverty by continuing to volunteer in my community and finding a career in that. Thank you.
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