# @karinapuentearts on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cph1_7MuL4w
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59709301-karinapuentearts-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-03-08T12:59:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** KARINA PUENTE | Papel Picado + Portraits (@karinapuentearts) — https://gondola.cc/karinapuentearts

## Caption

✨Thank you Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for sharing the stage!

🟡These photos are from a few years back when I had my first solo exhibition in NYC. 

✨Displaying art in New York was always a dream. This dream came true with flying colors AND a delicious dinner for an entire room full of visionaries, business experts, artists, writers, publishers and more. 

🟡Scholastic Art and Writing Awards commissioned me to create art for their gala and to give a speech. That night I shared my story.

✨This week, I was a keynote speaker for Scholastic Art and Writing awards for creative teens who received recognition for their outstanding achievement in art and writing. 

🟡This week, I shared the belief that we have what it takes to create a dream story for our lives that comes true. The power of art, writing, and ability to focus on how we want to feel helps us live a life we want to read about. 

✨Happy International Women’s Day. 

How are you celebrating yourself today? 🖋️

With care,
Karina Puente 
karinapuentearts 

Special thanks to:
Virginia McEnerney, Timarie, Tendo Mutanda and Haydil Henriquez who opened doors for me past and present; lifelong friend Matthew Chaves who photographed my art here; Anjuli Rathod for attending the event; and to my sweetheart Jonathan for making the adventure fun! 

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fun, creativeproducers, speakingengagement, scholasticawards, handcut, publicspeaker, papelpicado, scholasticnews, onstage, contemporaryart, handdyed, karinapuentearts, artandwriting

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