Graeff, a fourth-year art history major and a recipient of a University of Virginia Arts Award, has taken up the cause of a trio of female artists from the 1980s who she argues have been overlooked.

Graeff, of Roanoke, came to UVA fascinated by human behavior and social history and found an outlet in art history. Her interest in this project was piqued by an overview of the history of art in the 1980s that she found too meager.

Aside from her studies, Graeff is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority’s Beta Sigma chapter. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, she was involved with a Madison House arts organization at Venable Elementary School.

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