The daughter of a renowned portrait painter, Nadia Nedzel’s artistic journey began when she was just 5 years old. She spoke only Russian, so her kindergarten teacher gave her crayons and let her draw. The drawings were so good, the teacher entered Nadia’s artwork in contests, and it won awards. When she got older, Nadia got a job hand painting lamps, her earnings as a designer helping her family become financially stable. At 99, it was still art that still gave Nadia purpose. “I realized I’m so