Student and professional original hero art from the MY HERO Gallery

Jane Austen is my hero because she is a writer, a writer who inspires me. Not only was she a good writer, she was a female writer at a time when females weren't allowed to have ideas, let alone write. Jane Austen didn't have to hide who she was to get published; her work was just that good. She has shown me that if you persevere and keep going, you can do anything you want to.

My mom is my heroine because she tries to balance her home and work life. My mom was able to overcome her arthritis in her hands and ankles since she was 13. She became successful in her career - arthritis research. She chose this field to try to help find a way to cure arthritis so that future generations will not have to suffer from this problem.

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Art Miles Mural Project, international non-profit founded by Joanne Tawfilis, is dedicated to peace, cooperation and harmony. Students, artists, women and men in different countries create murals that promote global cooperation.

Ben Heine pays homage to great African-American civil rights heroes Martin Luther King and Barack Obama

Portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama by Enrique Cornejo-Sanchez

Champion of the laborer.

A hero if I have ever seen one and a leader by example

Those who challenge society are truly heroic.