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# Why I Became an Artist …
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/why-i-became-an-artist/
- Published: 2014-06-09T15:13:12.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:48:19.000Z
- Description: Sometimes I think all the things wrong with me are the reasons why I became an artist …
- Author: Lauren Purje
- Tags: Comics, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:03 (2014, 2015, part 1)

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