Jasmine Lewin, known as Jazzy by her friends and family, is currently a senior at Chatham High School and will be attending the University of Rochester in the fall. She loves art—of course—and can often be found drawing or fangirling over the latest Marvel shows or movies. A cartoon lover at heart, Jasmine enjoys relaxing to shows like She-Ra as well as listening to her current favorite artists: Role Model, Girl in Red, and Clairo. On the weekends she loves taking small, exciting excursions with friends or family to distant towns, nature trails, extravagant open houses, or just taking a quick trip to Gong Cha for boba.

She enjoys creating art that is embedded with symbolism and deeper meanings, often commenting on mental illness and the stigma surrounding it in her artwork. Her pieces focus a lot on displaying the emotions we feel as humans, painful or joyous, in an aesthetically pleasing way. Inspiration for her artwork often comes from her sister and closest friends as they all help push her to think beyond just the brush strokes or pencil lines and look towards the true meaning of a piece. Communicating themes and expressing herself is a very important part of Jasmine’s art and she has always loved to express herself whether, through her art, Chinese culture, or just whatever passionate ideas or comments are flooding her mind at the time.

Throughout her artistic career, she has won many awards including two silver keys from the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, and she has also created Chatham High School 2022 senior year mural collaborating with one other artist. In college, she is looking to study applied mathematics and chemistry all while keeping in touch with her artistic side.