Life Theme:

Maggie O’Neill births movements through color, courage, and connection. As an artist, activist, and changemaker, she transforms creativity into civic action, using paint as both language and lightning rod. Through projects like Sketchbook Girls, Vote For Your Daughter, and her work with SUPERFIERCE, she redefines what art can do in the world: build bridges, spark dialogue, and empower women and girls to stand tall and take up space. Her canvases and murals pulse with community energy, proving that beauty and activism are not opposites but allies and that color itself can be revolutionary.

Symbolism and Composition:

In this radiant, almost living painting, Maggie stands at the heart of a swirling cathedral of color. Her gown unfurls into sculptural ribbons of paint that ripple outward, forming a visual architecture of empowerment where each brushstroke is a conduit of creative force. Surrounding her are young girls of diverse backgrounds, hands raised in mirrored fists, echoing her Sketchbook Girls sculptures and embodying the future she paints into being. The luminous arcs of gold, orange, and indigo represent the frequencies of courage, unity, and transformation, while the textured, impasto landscape behind them suggests that the world itself is being remade through color. Together, these young girls rise as a chorus of creation and conviction radiating hope for generations of young women to come. Maggie’s art stands as both legacy and living invitation: a reminder that through beauty, bravery, and collective vision, the future can be painted brighter for us all.