Jeena Ann K. ’28 Honored with Silver Key for Award-Winning Artwork

Congratulations to Jeena Ann K. ’28 for earning a Silver Key in the Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards! Marianapolis is proud to celebrate her remarkable artistic achievement and talent. The inspiration and context behind her award-winning piece are shared below, and an expanded view of her artwork can be found here. 

Title: A Young Migrant Worker’s Journey From Mexico Across the Rio Grande to Texas, From Texas to the Strawberry Fields of California, and Someday Hopefully From California to Big City, USA

“My painting serves to shine a light on the dreams of children who cross the southern border into the United States,” says Jeena Ann. “I hope it helps remind us that, as a nation of immigrants, we are all products of the American Dream. I was commissioned to create this piece by Miguel Migrant, LLC as the cover art for the book Finish the Journey, a memoir of a migrant farm worker.”