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2026 Finalist, Grade 12

Analilia Melendez

Mapping the Depths, 2026

Digital art

Teacher: Stephanie Vaughan
School: Union High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "My vision was to show her working on her maps of the ocean floor while being underwater. This represents the environment she studied so deeply, even though she was never allowed to physically explore it herself."

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Learn more about Unsung Hero: Marie Tharp

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Collections: Art Gallery, Marie Tharp, STEAM

ARTEFFECT, founded by Lowell Milken, invites educators and students to explore the inspiring stories of Unsung Heroes―and their invaluable lessons as role models―through the visual arts. Learn more: www.arteffectlmc.org