WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 5 -- Winston-Salem State University issued the following news release:
Ciara Hill frequently drew cartoon characters when she was a little girl. And before she returned library books, she drew pictures from them, too.
When Winston-Salem State University held Spring 2026 Commencement Exercises last month, Hill's artwork adorned the inside of diploma covers graduates received as they walked across the stage. And several of her paintings were on display at Diggs Art Gallery the week before graduation.
"From the very beginning, she stood out as a student who brought genuine enthusiasm into art practice," WSSU Art Professor Hye Young Kim said of Hill, a senior art major scheduled to graduate ahead of schedule in the ...