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Bioengineering PhD 2021 @melissaboswell_
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
This short film was submitted as part of my arts portfolio for my Stanford application
Link to Website
2021
Short Film
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
A series of poems written exclusively with programming keywords. An investigation on language, audience, and dangerous English-centric thinking.
code poems
With a color palette and thematic melancholy inspired by Picasso’s Blue Period, this intimate vignette chronicles my experience with depression.
2023
Oil on wood panel
As we were walking through the streets in Rome, my mom noticed the harsh shadows hitting the restaurant in front of us, creating gorgeous colors.
2016
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
This poem is dedicated to street children in Andhra Pradesh, India, who continue to face extraordinary barriers in education, health, and security. Link to Artwork
2019
Creative Writing (Poetry)
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.
Oil Paint on Canvas
Quad is always changing amazingly.
Photo
A medium exploration of painting on windows screens.
window screens, oil paint
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These photos represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
An experiment with my visual synesthesia, which imparts color on 2D shapes. Here I try to create a sense of foreboding and discomfort.
Digital Visual Art
Cool portrait of girl trying to keep in her tears.
Photoshop
This piece looks into the intersection of queerness and religion in the age of the internet and digital upbringing.
2022
Interactive Digital Work
Light fluctuations through stained glass is always beautiful and ethereal at different times of day.
2025
Photograph of the Stanford Memorial Church
Photo series capturing California’s landscapes and the impacts of human intervention through 35mm film.
2020
Analog Film
This work is based off of a found photo archive of World War I era battle photographs. It is from a series that investigates the role of the soldier.
Acrylic, charcoal, and india ink on paper
Western media creates unrealistic expectations of perfection in avocados. In this painting, I seek to challenge and redefine avocado beauty standards.
Oil on canvas
Shriram California photos
Digital photographs
I made this piece as an exploration of how cows are perceived in different cultures, and society’s relationship to animals as a whole.
2015
Mixed Media