The award honors women who have had a powerful influence on the visual arts through her work and leadership, according to Duke Today.
Ewald is the creative director of the Literacy Through Photography program, which teaches elementary and middle school students to express themselves through writing and photography.
She has collaborated on projects with children, families and artists throughout the United States for 38 years and received numerous honors including a MacArthur Fellowship, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Fulbright Commission as well as solo exhibits in New York for her work.
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