对于第一代大学生来说， Nia Jaramillo她的一种感情 前 art professor at Texas State University continuously played in her mind as she was preparing to graduate with her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations.
“你本可以学艺术专业的，”她被告知.
Nia loved creating art in middle and high school but was always given the impression that it would never lead to a “real career.” So she put her dreams of becoming an artist on the backburner and studied communications in college. 2017年毕业后, she held several public relations internships but was unable to find the fulfillment she longed for.
从德州州立大学毕业后, Nia began selling prints of her artwork at local pop-up markets in San Antonio. 尽管她这次冒险很成功, knowing that she had never officially studied art caused her to feel like an impostor among other artists. 她的感情如此强烈，以至于在2019年, she took a leap of faith and applied to Southwest School of Art, 现在是西南世界杯官方app, 她在哪里获得了全额奖学金 总统奖学金.
Nia says that receiving the 总统奖学金 has been key in her journey to graduation and the reason she has been able to pursue her arts education. As an art student, she is finally able to follow her true passion and further develop her skills.
“I cannot express enough how much I appreciate this scholarship. My previous degree was paid for entirely by financial aid, 但现在我有了学位, 我已经没有资格这么做了,尼娅说。. “这个奖学金是我毕业的原因, 这就是我一直努力的原因, the reason I kept pushing all through the pandemic when I was laid off from my job. Without it I wouldn’t be able to break generational curses in my family and get out of poverty. 它会改变你的生活.”
Nia’s art has been displayed at the 世界杯官方app Main Gallery, the Not For You Gallery at the Blue Star Art Complex, and she is currently applying for grants to fund public displays of her work.
She will graduate from 世界杯官方app with her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in December 2023.
——jordan Allen(开发作家
