Lila Hudgins grew up surfing and painting on the Pacific coast of Panama from the ages of 2-18. She attended a small k-12 international school started by her mom, and spent a lot of her years attending service trips in Panama and Latin America arranged by JLM Christian Foundations, a non-profit organization started by Marie Claire Beauvil, the principal of her school. Lila is currently working on a collection of oil paintings called Painting for Panama, which will be her first solo exhibition, and her independant fundraiser for JLM.