 An acrylic painting created by Nya Spivey. By Aaron Zhang Nya Spivey can turn anything into art: “Right now, I’m actually painting clouds on my ceiling… it’s a process,” she said. Spivey’s art is often inspired by a dreamy, almost-accidental moment—for example, after she splattered some paint on a pair of jeans, she decided to lean into the mistake and painted the rest of the denim as well.
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 By Aaron Zhang “There's a lot of work that needs to be done in terms of making publishing, literature, writing more equitable,” Krystal Yang said. “There are always stories that need to be told, and there is always a different perspective that can be read.”
 Samarth Ramaswamy, dancer. Photo Credit: Steven Ruggiero. By Aaron Zhang “Sometimes, I can’t get across my words, like I just don’t know what to say,” Samarth Ramaswamy said. “But I feel like I can express anything with dance.”
 One of Ava Hall's cartoons, inspired by Trevor Noah's "Born A Crime." By Jessica Liu For Ava Hall, art acts as a microcosm of her life: “It’s not as much about a story as just one image that happened in my day,” she explained. Hall’s highly personal passion for her art and drive to artistically improve is evident in her grasp of visual art forms from animation to comics.
 Evan Williams, composer, conductor, and professor at Rhodes College. Photo Credit: SnoStudios Photography. By Anya Shukla Evan Williams lives and breathes music. Along with teaching composition and music technology at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, he composes, conducts, and performs for venues and performances all around the country. Williams’ music, inspired by minimalism and neo-romanticism, incorporates atonal noise, improvisation, and electronic techniques, such as techno and EDM, to create boundary-pushing work. I spoke with Williams to learn more about his artistic journey and thoughts on racial equity.
 Marina Chen reads her poetry at a Seattle Arts and Lectures event. By Anya Shukla Sometimes, Marina Chen wakes up in the middle of the night, a fragment of a poem in her head; she keeps a notebook by her bed specifically so she can write down her midnight thoughts. It’s safe to say she constantly thinks about the art form.
 Matt Remle at Seattle's Indigenous Peoples' Day March. Photo credit: Alex Garland. By Anya Shukla Matt Remle wears many hats—he’s passed several laws here in Seattle, works as a teacher at Marysville High School, and writes for Last Real Indians. Remle, along with Chase Iron Eyes, co-founded Last Real Indians in 2012, in response to the absence of Native and Indigenous stories in the media. Over the past eight years, the news site has gained a significant following and serves as a collective of Native and Indigenous authors, organizers, and content-creators.
By Jessica Liu “There’s people who draw out their look. I can’t really do that. I do things in the moment,” Marisol Suarez explained. Suarez’s creative process embodies her free-spirited, daring approach to makeup. Her Instagram page, @mua_mari, filled with eye-catching, striking colors, highlights the power of her talent and creativity.
By Anya Shukla Even though Clement Kammwamba is currently stuck in the United States, unable to return to his home country, Malawi, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, he’s taking the time to improve his art. Kammwamba hopes to move away from drawing animals—such as the impeccably-detailed, hyper-realistic lions, tigers, and cheetahs that grace his Instagram page—and explore portraiture. "We’ll see how that goes,” he said, bashful. “I’m still in the process of improving my skills.” He’s selling himself short.
 Ashley Hajimirsadeghi, an Iranian-American poet and writer. By Jessica Liu “I always try to incorporate poetry into whatever I do,” Ashley Hajimirsadeghi said, grinning. A rising junior at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Hajimirsadeghi’s passion for poetry has continued throughout her college years, and she has continuously found ways to push her boundaries in the craft. Her work, packed with poignant imagery and powerful language, lingers long in the mind after just one read.
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