Zoë - An Artist on The Rise

By Fatima Bey, Institute Producer of Mission Accomplished Transition Services

Zoe Harrison joined the Teen Social Entrepreneurship Institute (SEI) with Mission Accomplished while in high school in 2020. When she joined us, she knew she wanted to go places with her art, but she wasn't sure how to get there.

During her time with SEI, some of her art ideas blossomed. Zoe then graduated from high school and SEI, started college, and then decided to join our Alumni Mentorship Program to maintain support for the art business she started back in 2020. She has since produced and sold physical and digital artwork. Zoe is now a full-time college student and has already made the Dean’s list! “I have over 50+ characters that I have had since I was in middle school, with full-on stories.” Zoe says.

It is pretty amazing to see how this creative mind produces her characters. When asked how she comes up with her characters, Zoe said “My characters are all created from the things I’m into, interested in, or made by a spark/flow of inspiration I get in that moment. All of my characters have their own stories and live in a universe I created that I hope to make into a comic or animated story one day!” Through the mentoring and coaching she receives from our Alumni Mentorship Program, along with her own drive and discipline, Zoe is on track with achieving this very goal.

To see more of her work and character explanations, follow her Instagram page @Art.With.A.Waddle

“A birthday gift for the lovely @photography_isme ...” - Zoe