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17 ASIAN FESTIVAL LOWDOWN
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In 2015, she was working a miserable office job and needed something to lift her spirits. Painting quickly became her outlet. She went to Michael’s, bought “all the wrong things” and taught herself. Fast-forward seven years and she’s painting basketballs during NBA All-Star Weekend and working with Marvel Studios to promote Anthony Mackie’s version of Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. She’s worked on 20 murals and had 23 shows throughout the U.S., including her latest appearance at the Museum of Contemporary Art in August. Most of Aleah’s free time goes into her craft, but her 7-year-old son, Sol, keeps her going. Aleah wants him to see that creatives can find success. Flip the page to learn five things about this artist on the come up. STINA ALEAH HAS ABANDONED THE WELL-WORN ROAD.
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