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Pars pro Toto (Alicja Kwade, 2021), a new art installation on Stanford’s Science and Engineering Quad, reaches for the cosmos while staying grounded in the geological history of our planet.

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Helen He '23

Undeclared 2023 @artofamagicpineapple

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The Claw

The Claw

After Office Hours

Main Quad at Sundown

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Table for Two

What We Build

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self – portrait

This piece is a self-portrait that puts emphasis on gaze and light to convey a subject that is emerging from the shadows.

2018

Oil Paint on Canvas

By Esther Omole '21

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

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

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 '

Ode to Stanford

A colorful map collage built by the greater Stanford community, accompanied by 2 mixed media pieces that honor and appreciate the Stanford experience.

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2020

Mixed media: acrylic and oil paint on canvas, vinyl, press-on stickers, photographs, repurposed paper, wood veneer, laser cut mirror, coins, paper money, playing cards

By Nick Love '20

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

Static

I was inspired by the stillness of this moment, the warm light, and the beautiful shadows created by the trees. This was based on SF Japantown.

2020

gouache on paper

By Katie Han '23

Killer in the Sun

A three panel survey of a new environment.

2018

Acrylic on Canvas (Three 5ft x 4ft panels) 60 x 144 in

By Gunner Dongieux '21

It’s a brilliant surface in that sunlight

I captured this while camping in Colorado. Upside down the sunrise reflected in the mist covered water reminded me of Earth’s curvature from space.

2015

Digital Photograph

By Cora Cliburn '19

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.

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2020

Body Paint on Skin

By Savannah Mohacsi '20

Memory

A visual exploration of ZIP, a drug currently in development used to treat PTSD by directly erasing targeted memories.

2018

Mixed Media

By Noah DeWald '20

Maasai Junior Warrior

Taken on a Sophomore College trip to Tanzania, a Maasai junior warrior dons the traditional post-circumcision black robes and white face paint.

2017

Photograph

By Donovan Tokuyama '20

Digital Youth

A love letter to passionate yet high-strung and jaded Generation Z, this series focuses on youth’s struggles to find meaning in today’s online world.

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2021

Photography

By Bryan Defjan '24

Community

Giant ladle meant to represent heaven, a room where everyone figured out that to feed themselves, they have to feed each other. + Harley Quinn’s bat

2023

Wood sculpture, Metal Sculpture. Can also display photos attached instead

By Saanvi Bhatia '27

Confirmation

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2022

Watercolor on Paper

By Lily Thai '27

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

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

Stanford Logo Photo Mosaic

Not sure if this counts, but I created a Stanford logo made from many smaller photos. I can make another one, from more interesting photos.

2020

Digital Photograph

By Alex Fu '22

Untitled Cacti

Experimentation with natural forms and light.

2018

Photograph

By Noah DeWald '20

Girl, Boy, Beautiful

This piece explores gender. On the left are stereotypically feminine things, on the right masculine, and in the middle a “beautiful” mix of the two.

2019

Photograph/Scanned Image

By Jacqueline Garcia Peraza '21
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