Student Artist of the Month at Gallery 510

Gallery 510 Art & Framing will be featuring one student from a Central Illinois high school each month along with the professional featured artist at the gallery. Before the gallery artist begins to talk about their work at each First Friday Gallery Walk, we will introduce the “Student of the Month” and show their piece of artwork that will remain on display throughout the month.

“My name is Jayda Knight, I’m from the Westside of Chicago and throughout my life I’ve gone through several phases. It wasn’t until recently I was finally able to live in my truth about my sexuality and who I am as a person. My pieces primarily focus on the struggle of being African American and Indigenous while also giving light to the struggles of being LGBTQ. I try my hardest to give comfort to everyone because in life everyone has struggles there isn’t a weight on it. With that being said I hope my pieces bring union and comfort.”