A Warm Touch Between Us

Gold Key
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2023Gand Prize ($500)
SMYH Foundation 10th Annual Art Competition | 2025Exhibition at Newark Museum of Art and St. Joseph Hospital (NJ)
Honorable Mention ($100)
Peace Islands Institute Art & Essay Contest | 2026
A Warm Touch Between Us, Colored Pencil Drawing, 2023
24X18 inches, Colored pencils
A Warm Touch Between Us explores connection through a chain of physical care. Four elderly women massage one another’s backs, turning a simple gesture into a visual representation of trust, support, and mutual dependence. The colorful blocks surrounding the figures reflect differences in background, identity, and experience, while their shared composition suggests coexistence rather than separation. The work presents community as something created through small acts that allow individuals to feel recognized, supported, and included.
