"Unbroken" Misti Kenison

Misti Kenison, Fort Smith, AR
Unbroken, 2026
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30”
$825.00

I’ve thought a lot about this year’s theme of “Our Common Ground.” There seems to be just as many things these days that divide us as unite us. From a cultural standpoint, it can become even harder to find unifying aspects of our society. Social media, politics, and so many other things push us into opposing groups.

However, I believe if we look beyond this, we all face similar struggles. We’ve all been broken in some way, and have either put ourselves back together, or are in the process of doing so. I think if we could look at each other with more compassion, seeing others as humans just trying to survive in the same way, we might have more in common than we think.