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Germination
This piece is a manifestation of the growth and maturity, both physically and mentally, found in adolescence. It mimics the flowering of youth.
2018
Photograph of a physical collage (paper, printed image)
By Isabel Benak '22
Quarantine Paintings
These two paintings were inspired by the feelings of quarantine—isolation, restlessness, and nostalgia.
2020
gouache (two images combined digitally)
By Katie Han '23
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
Lake Nakuru
My mom took a great photo of these skulls hanging on a tree during my trip to Kenya with my family, and wanted to recreate the image in a painting.
2017
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Angela Liu '23
Top of Altare della Patria
I was looking for a subject I could depict using my new ink pens, and this sculpture was perfect because it included lots of shadows and some colors.
2016
Ink Pen
By Angela Liu '23
Limitless World
I wanted to depict the endless possibilities of this world; the one we are so used to taking for granted.
2018
Acrylic on canvas
By Mikaela Berkeley '20
La Honda Mushroom
This is an image of a mushroom found on a trail off Old La Honda Road. I wanted to create a mystical yet comforting feeling surrounding the mushroom.
2018
Photography
By Nicholas Robles '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
Vero
Vero is a UG2 custodial worker on campus who I tutor through habla. I hoped to display her as I have grown to know her: strong and compelling.
2018
Oil Paint on Canvas
By Lorena Diosdado '21
My Many Faces
It is difficult for humans to accept their own flaws and imperfections. This is a self-portrait displaying my many different tones and personalities.
2017
Acrylic on Paper
By Amelia Talkington '22
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
This is a painting I did for the Congressional Art Competition. The painting is of my mother’s horse JR on my last ride on him before he died.
2014
Acrylic on canvas 24″x 24″
By Alexis Ivec '21
Lost Between Worlds
Taken in Alberta, Canada. My hope is not to showcase landscapes but to acknowledge that Earth’s beauty surrounds us.
2017
Photograph
By Helen Liu '20
window/windows
A process exploration of dye sublimation to print the iconic “Bliss” wallpaper of the operating system Windows XP onto constructed shutters.
2017
Sculpture: wood, white house paint, printed acrylic sheet, venetian window structure
By Vivienne Le '19
No RECAmpense
I made these photos at the abandoned Oppenheimer film set in Ghost Ranch, NM. Downwinders in NM harmed by test radiation remain uncompensated by RECA.
2023
35mm Photography
By Weston Keller '27
Portrait of a Glass, Empty (2020); Barriers (2021)
Two paintings exploring emptiness and isolation, and confronting feelings of lack of control during the early stages of the pandemic.
2021
Acrylic on canvas, some collage from a news story
By Vrinda Suresh '21
Bruises
Western media creates unrealistic expectations of perfection in avocados. In this painting, I seek to challenge and redefine avocado beauty standards.
2016
Oil on canvas
By Nan Munger '20
Firenze
A colorful view of buildings and the sky over Florence (Firenze).
2014
Oil Paint on Canvas
By Francesca Colombo Colombo '19
Misfit Photography
Often, I find myself missing the changing of seasons. But if I just look closely, signs of autumn are all around.
2019
Nature Photography
By Renata Starbird '21
Live This One // Vivelo
This series is meant to bring inspiration, energy and presence to the broader community during a difficult time of shelter-in-place and quarantine.
2020
Acrylic gouache on Yupo Polypropylene Paper
By Sonia Garcia '21