Sequoia Williams-Valenzuela, Untitled

This artist builds a stratum of material displaying a lineage of her family’s village in Mexico. Using a variety of materials and textures, she captures the region’s narrative of beauty found in the culture and the violence seen throughout the years of colonization. The bricks, found in the bottom of the work, act as a foundation for the future generations to come.

Kendall Meyer, Self Reflection

Self-reflection -though difficult at times- is necessary for personal growth. Here the artist builds a shell-shaped wearable structure worn to block the front and peripheral view of the individual, acting as human blinders. Inside the surface has been lined with mirror paper to reflect their image back to them as a ‘forced’ reflection. While the viewer reflects, we can observe the surface of the lake in front of them and how it acts as a mirror to the ever changing sky and nature surrounding it.

Anna Tausz, Three Sisters

Memories are recalled by experiencing certain smells, tastes, sounds and feelings. The layers and overall physicality of this piece with its twisting forms, wrinkling of the aluminum foil, and intense colors, speaks to a meaningful experience by the artist. Through a new point of creative making, different aspects of the memory are remembered as vibrant and colorful material is suspended in space.

Sari-Anna Ballard, Exhausted

Exhaustion is a relatable and universal feeling that we have all experienced, whether that’s after a long day of work, exercise, school, or any time there is an intense period of effort. This artist captures the fatigue in a created character as they intensely recline over the back of their chair. There is a sense of an ethereal fulfillment as the warm colors transcend the weight of the individual swimming in their deadlines.

Dan Meinhart, Untitled

The figure reclines in the middle of the page on top of garments and fabrics. The intense and muted colors created though the active process of scraping and rubbing medium away builds value and form which creates a sense of clearly separated space. The edges, which appear loose, contrast the developed center showing the transformative process of making.

Emily Basham, Communion #3

The deprivation of verbal and physical connection affects every part of who we are. Here, the artist creates intense textures found within the four quadrants to visualize the wild feeling of frustration as communication is disconnected. The separation of the four individuals by the negative space of the unprinted paper act as barriers to what could be meaningful change and relationship.

Madelene Przybysz, The Future Is

The idea of the future is ambiguous, though we can predict, we are never entirely sure what time has in store. One thing known for sure, is that we often repeat our habits giving us a feeling that we know exactly what is going to happen next. Here the artist uses the repetition of movements, colors, sounds and images to transform and distort layers over time. Notice how things may appear similar but are not the same.