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Jelly Roll

2023

Seven students incarcerated at Salt Lake Valley Youth Center were invited to choose an inspiring artist to make a portrait of. They chose 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.

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. 








Four of the drawing’s artists with their piece
Lost Eden Gallery Director Moana Palelei Iose and Art + Justice Lab Art Manager Mollie Hosmer-Dillard at the exhibition gallery talk
“Jelly Roll” exhibited at Harvard University
Installation image at the Gittins Gallery 





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