SECOND PLACE: Chakila L. Hoskins
Chakila L. Hoskins is a fine arts painter and drawer from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She began honing her God-given talents at Grand Rapids Community College, where she received her AFA (2009). Hoskins continued her journey earning her BFA in Painting; minor in drawing from Kendall College of Art & Design (2012), where she recently received her MFA in Painting. Hoskins’s work focuses on themes of Spirituality, Eternal Life, and the inclusion of all people, particularly the blind and visually impaired.
Our final judge Scott Kolbo writes:
"These works were appealing due to the diversity of the sources of subject matter and the deft handling of many different forms of media (including poems written in braille). The complex compositional structure and representations of diverse individuals reward extended contemplation."
You can view Chakila’s winning works in issue 42.