Mariajose Santana (she/her) is an 18-year-old Mexican-American artist and graduate of Montebello High School. Having never taken an art class in her four years of high school, she enrolled in the “AP 2-D Art and Design” course. Mariajose, the only student in her art class to pass the AP portfolio, found her passion for self-portrait photography. She uploads her projects on TikTok and continues to explore her photography style with creative ambition.