“I want the world to see my art and show the world what I can do,” Alithia Haven Ramirez wrote.
, the 10-year-old had big dreams of “attending art school in Paris” and also enjoyed playing soccer and being a role model for her brother and sister.
A day after the shooting, Alithia’s parents shared some of her artwork with Uvalde natvie Matthew McConaughey. When the actor spoke at a press briefing at the White House on June 7, McConaughey held up a photo of Alitihia along with her artwork, choking up as he called for shift and actionable gun reform.
President Biden also has some of Alithia’s artwork, which is currently hanging in the White House. Her parents met with the president when he visited Uvalde and told him that she was a talented artist. He then asked for a piece to hang in the White House. "He did say, 'Whenever we hang it up, we are going to send you a picture of where it is hanging, and you are free to see it anytime.