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Sleepyhead
Through the intimacy and vulnerability of sleep, I convey my boyfriend’s personality, embodied presence, and imprint – literally and metaphorically.
2022
Oil on canvas
By Jackie Liu '25
Illuminating the Mind
De-identified photograph taken for artistic purposes with permission from anatomy professors.
2015
Photograph
By Maia Mosse '20
Mirror in my mind
An exploration of nature’s healing power as an avenue for escapism and introspection.
2022
Ballpoint and pencil on paper
By Bryan Defjan '24
Green Library
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
2017
Photo
By Lining Sun '18
Il Fait Noir
Man passing through a quickly gentrifying neighborhood in Paris. The text reads “it is dark (or literally, black) in the country of lights.”
2019
Photograph of Man in Paris
By Charlie Jarvis '19
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
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
So Hysterical
My IUD made me bleed for 8 months straight, gave me terrible cramps, and made me depressed. After finally getting it removed, I made art with it.
2023
Oil paint, acrylic paint, and IUD on wood panel
By Jackie Liu '25
Swimming
A contrast between the cold, grayish tones of the subject and the warmer ones of the koi around her as they mesh together following the fish’s flow.
2021
Oil Paint on Canvas
By Christina Ba '26
Lightbulb of the Lightning Bugs
I catch lightning bugs, flitting moments often overlooked, and bring attention to them, so that they might spark a lightbulb in the minds of others.
2021
MultiMedia(Charcoal and Colored Pencil)
By Janice Li '24
Main Quad Blues
Original cover art for the Stanford Daily’s Vol. 257 autumn quarter issue.
2019
Digital Illustration
By Helen He '23
Oh, Dear
This piece captures the fleeting, but golden moment of connection between the deer and the viewer. A reminder that beautiful things are fleeting.
2015
Oil on canvas
By Shin Mei Chan '18
Áo Dài in Seven Parts
Pinned parts of a traditional Vietnamese dress cut to my measurements. Through deconstruction, functionality and familiarity are lost.
2023
Charcoal and Mixed Media on Salvaged Cotton and Organza
By Lily Thai '27
Maasai Warriors
I loved this photograph my mom took on our trip to Kenya, and I wanted to recreate the beautiful designs on the fabric here.
2016
Charcoal
By Angela Liu '23
Ebb
This image plays with scale, texture, and the physicality of water.
2016
Color Film
By Chase Porter '17
Sonic Ovum
This piece started as a blank page and turned into a take on modern ignorance rendered in colored pencil and typewriter ink.
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2020
colored pencil, poetry
By Sam Howell Petersen '23
Looking Back 2021
2021 — a year of uncertainties, breakthroughs, and hope. The nurse at a vaccination site epitomizes this spirit of perseverance and hope.
2021
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Sarah Dong '26
