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Samantha Garcia-Ortiz

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Bio

I hope to live my life spreading joy where I go through my arts. My hope is that my art can bring a smile to people's faces. My goal is to connect with the world me in a way that requires no words.

Education

Clark College

Associate's degree program
2021 - 2023
  • Majors:
    • Fine and Studio Arts

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Arts

    • Dream career goals:

      Gallery Artist, Muralist, Painter, Commission Artist

    • Production Baker

      Elephants Delicatessen
      2017 – 20192 years

    Arts

    • Oregon Children's Theatre

      Acting
      Ella Enchanted
      2019 – 2019

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    WCEJ Thornton Foundation Music & Art Scholarship
    I have always experienced the world very inwardly. Where some people had no problem finding the right words, I often stayed in my head, trying to process and understand. Eventually, I turned to art to express what I couldn't. I wish it wouldn't have taken me so many years to learn that translating your life, your feelings, your experiences to art; it is such a beautiful and liberating thing. I hope that through continuing in the visual arts, I can share this sentiment with others and maybe let people in on the things I had always kept to myself, my own unique perspective. All my life, I found it difficult to speak up and scary to take up space. Through art, I've been able to find the courage to do so. Art isn't always about the end result; art is about the process. I hope I can guide more people to learn to express themselves through the powerful medium of the visual arts.