Lily Rasmussen is a current junior at Denver School of the Arts in the visual arts department who specializes in 2D work and is currently based in Denver, Colorado. She loves being around others and finds her greatest enjoyment in life in helping people. She makes art, particularly portraits, for the sole purpose of depicting the lives of those around her. Lily has exhibited her art at many shows and locations, including but not limited to: Children’s Hospital Aurora, the Denver Public Library, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver Art Museum, and multiple public schools. She has won second place at the Denver Public Schools art exhibition and a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Last year, she had a full page illustration featured in EARTH magazine. She volunteers for the number of organizations that strive to help those in need. As someone who is chronically ill and has faced numerous obstacles surrounding such, Lily has learned to grow through her experiences by creating art and attempting to better her world.