Jelly Roll
Seven students at Salt Lake Valley Youth Center were invited to choose an inspiring artist to be the subject of a large-scale, collaborative drawing. After facilitated brainstorming and discussion, they settled on American singer and songwriter Jelly Roll, who was incarcerated as a young person and went on to become a three-time CMT award winner and Grammy nominee. He’s played concerts in youth detention centers and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support at-risk youth.
The artwork was exhibited as part of the Rose that Grew from Concrete Exhibition, in partnership with Lost Eden, a local all-Indigenous gallery directed and curated by artist Moana Palelei Iose
Photo credit: Robin Pendergrast
Jelly Roll
2023
Charcoal on paper
9 x 9 ft
artists: G.S., S.S., R.L.A., J.H.L., A.A.H., J., Z.
2023
Charcoal on paper
9 x 9 ft
artists: G.S., S.S., R.L.A., J.H.L., A.A.H., J., Z.