Amelia Ossorio

Amelia Ossorio is an artist and freshman at the University of Washington. She studies Persian in the Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and is a proud recipient of the FLAS language fellowship from the school’s South Asia center. Amelia is a student member of the Renton Arts Commission and the Bellevue College Art Committee. Her design We Are Renton, inspired by the 87 languages spoken by students in the local school district, has been turned into a public art installation in Renton’s bustling downtown area. Just down the street, her art is on display at the Boon Boona coffee shop, which is an exclusively African coffee roaster. On the Bellevue College campus, Ossorio has a mural entitled Knowledge is Power, which highlights and celebrates international students at the school.

 Her artwork can be found online under the name @sensitive.cactus.