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A Moment at the Louvre
This is a painting of inception as an artist recreates a Delacroix masterpiece, “The Death of Sardanapalus” with a little boy looking up in awe.
2021
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Sarah Dong '26
Say Cheese!
This piece depicts how the new digital, photo-sharing era fetishizes Asian women against their will, especially in their traditional attire.
2022
Linoleum Block Print on Paper
By Hannah Cha '25
Utopia No. 1
Inspired by the works of Nina Katchadourian, this piece uses materials scavenged from the Stanford campus to explore the definition of “city.”
2018
Paper Maps on Cardboard
By Elias Gálvez-Arango '
bubbleUp
The central focus of these prints is the vibrant potato starch granule depicted under polarized light and how its shape and colors are manipulated.
2023
Algorithmic Art made with Processing
By Krystal Li '26
Riven
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I assemble impressions gathered during my time in Chavín de Huántar.
2017
Digital Visual Art
By Andrew Lesh '19
Untitled
These two small paintings feature a whimsical image that explores feminine sexuality, inspired by the flesh-like quality of oil paint.
2018
oil on cnavs
By Cathy Yang '20
(un)grounded
Series highlighting experiences with environmental change, connection to place, and emotional displacement by collaging satellite maps with portraits.
2022
Photography/digital collage
By Vrinda Suresh '21
from now on
This painting speaks to how beauty lies in impermanence, contrasting eternal mountains and passing mist.
2023
ink on rice paper; poetry
By Katie Han '23
Figure 57
A fun, surreal piece exploring themes related to the modern food industry.
2014
Watercolor on Paper
By Noah DeWald '20
Wind
Released some restless energy onto paper with this portrait sketch.
2020
Graphite on Paper
By Phoebe Kimm '20
Childhood Silence
This is a painting for children with scars of violence and broken families. The blue hands are suffocating the girl’s strength to speak up.
2016
acrylic on canvas
By Helena Zhang '22
Nangeli
The mural shows Nangeli – an Ezhava Dalit woman, who had cut off her one breast in protest against the breast tax system in Travancore, Kerala.
2022
Mural
By Aatika Singh '28
Post-Election Blues
Portrait of my friend, a queer black woman, in her room the night of the 2025 election results.
2024
Acrylic on Canvas
By Bryan Defjan '24
Vanishing Act II
A digital re-imagining of my piece about humanity’s changing relationship with the natural world.
2015
Mixed Media
By Noah DeWald '20
The Body as Canvas
Body painting is used to simulate the patient-doctor relationship. Imagery is inspired by anatomy and the model’s bodily experiences.
2020
Body Paint on Skin
By Savannah Mohacsi '20
Digital Future
This piece depicts how TikTok primarily portrays a fetishized version of Asian women, leading to an uncertain digital future of complicated dynamics.
2022
Linoleum Block Print on Paper
By Hannah Cha '25