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" I just think it's crazy that we don't think that the youth are valid. They're the ones who really know what's going on. "

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" I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's all I know. "

" I'm used to being told by society that I must regulate my body to fit the norm. I'm used to the fact that images of unaltered women are seen as unacceptable. "

" There's definitely a romanticism of youth, like, everywhere. Specifically with women, they kind of only exist between the age of 15 to 25. "

" I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. "

Self-Improvement

" I want people to see themselves in a person. I never want someone to aspire to be someone else. "

" I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world. "

" It's so important for women to create images of women - or any group, at that. "

" When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. "

" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "

" I was very depressed at a young age and felt like I didn't have agency towards that. Being 'female' meant I couldn't be that - I couldn't be angry, loud, sullen. Being sad meant I was weak. "

" I think anytime you can share images that make young women feel a sense of belonging when they might not be feeling their best or their strongest is so cool. "

" With social media and all the new technology, there's just more interfaces around and reminders to constantly be working on our body. "

" It's just so humanizing to see someone be real. "

" I'm either working or I'm lying in bed the entire day. "

" A good jean that fits someone's butt right is just amazing. It's just classic. "

" The selfie is revolutionary to me. It is, I think, the only point in history where masses of young girls and women have been able to control, create, and publish images of themselves. "

" I'm obviously a white woman with privilege. I want to make sure I always collaborate with people who aren't like me so we can create a work that isn't one dimensional. "

" What's cool is when people send me messages or tag me in their photos, which definitely happens more after a project comes out. The best part, I think, is that the DMs and tags are always from young girls, and reaching them is the most important thing for me. "

" It's hard for every girl to accept their body. This is something that I try to work on every day to set a good example. "

" I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. "

" If I have extra money, I always love to support my friends who're making art. "

" When I was 16, I created this online platform for female artists. I messaged women who I loved; that's how I got work and connected with people. You don't need to plead for entry into a system that doesn't want you anyway. "

" Putting your work out there is scary! "

" I did two years at art school in criticism and curatorial practice, but I dropped out because I was frustrated that there was this hierarchy where I couldn't do anything or ask questions. "

" You don't have to wait for anyone's approval to do things. "

" I wish I didn't think about what my body looks like. It can be done - it's just a long process. "

" Success doesn't happen overnight. "

" You don't have to try to get a job and go through set steps before you start a career or start your life. That's what I want young girls to know - you can do anything you want. Just start. "

" Art was - and is - my biggest outlet. I'd probably die if I didn't do it. "

" I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean on and work with one another. "