Heba Abdi
Assumption University, 2024, English, Digital Arts
Did You Know True Love Asks for Nothing?
photograph
2021
Photo from my summer of documenting different types of love in Worcester.
@magnetmoons & @earlyaftermath
Heba Abdi
Assumption University, 2024, English, Digital Arts
So Much Grief, So Much Light
photograph
2022
One photo from a series finished last semester for an independent photography study. The series was about the various people in my life and what the meaning of marriage is to them. The concept of it being a union, rather than the glitzy aspects of marriage; who can get married in our society; what barriers exist for people who can’t, etc. I was trying to document both the light and grief in love.
@magnetmoons & @earlyaftermath
Alexander Auger
Anna Maria College, 2026, Art Therapy
Ballroom Dancing
acrylic and watercolor
9″ x 12″
2022
This piece depicts what it feels like to be stuck or trapped in something and for others to not notice. It is the feeling of loneliness, but not being alone
J Bee
Montserrat College of Art, 2024, Painting
Melting Rabbit Softness
charcoal on paper
14″ x 9″
2023
Much of the imagery I use in my work is sourced from vintage photographs. It’s amazing the kinds of things people discard, the people and lives that no longer hold value. Through working with these photos, I’ve found that memory is a privilege. In Melting Rabbit Softness, as in many of my works, I felt like I came to know my subject despite how few details of his life I was privy to. He was no longer a stranger separated by decades of time, but someone who I could reach out and touch.
@jadambee
Tara Bilotta
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2024, Painting
Between Us
oil on canvas
48″ x 60″
2023
My work represents my thoughts and feelings about my observations. I use real images from nature to tell a story about my life and relationships. Through symbolism tied to both spiritual beliefs and the biology of nature, I try to reconnect humanity to its natural elements. The animals represent people and relationships. My work also stands to explore my own experiences with self-image, ego, and coping with the realities of transitioning to adulthood.
@tarabpaints
Abigail Bopp
College of the Holy Cross, 2025, Biology
Familial Continuity
iPhone camera, Adobe Premiere Pro
0:01:32
2023
Aline Boubee de Gramont
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025, Studio for Interrelated Media
Heart
mixed media (weaving with cord, wool, wire and motion censor with light and sound)
14″ x 8″ x 8″
2023
“Heart” is a project born from a desire to merge the traditional art of weaving with contemporary technology. This woven heart comes to life upon contact with movement, reacting to human proximity. It begins to beat, emitting light and sound when there is motion around it. This artificial biological rhythm encourages interaction between the artwork and the audience. It also questions the very nature of our humanity in an era of technological development.
@alinebdg
Madi Brady
Clark University, 2024, Environmental Science and Policy
Self Portrait
crocheted bamboo yarn
16″ x 24″
2023
I rarely make self portraits, but I wanted to capture myself in my favorite colors incorporating one of my favorite animals as the shadows in my hair. I love the planning and detail and trials it takes to create a pixelated likeness to something that is real via crochet, which really challenged me and my own recognition of my face throughout this process. I want this piece to celebrate patience, fun, and birds!
@madiconqueso
Natalie Brescia
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2024, Photography
Like a Muddied Spring
digital-inkjet print
24″ x 30″
2023
This body of work examines gesture, behavior, social norms, interpersonal relationships, and transcendental ideals. The individuals represented are deliberately rendered without identifying features to emphasize gestural communication and fleeting moments of interconnection. Physical touch then becomes the force that both literally and metaphorically holds one in place — a container for emotive potential.
@nataliebrescia
Colby Casacca
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025, Painting, Sculpture
MEN
acrylic paint, acrylic markers, gelli printing, paper collage
24” x 30”
2023
This piece is a personal device attempting to conquer the internal homophobia I’ve developed growing up in a rural town. A place to reconcile with my own queer sexuality and create a place for refuge. The ability to challenge my understanding of what is means to be a man? What is means to be masculine? And what it means to be gay?
@colby.casacca_
Aldona Casey
College of the Holy Cross, 2024, Studio Art, English
A Holy Trinity
spray paint, acrylic paint, printmaking, and colored pencil on masonite board
52” x 24”
2023
This triptych appropriates Christian artistic tradition to break down the patriarchal lineage that has been so valued and to rebuild something that celebrates women. My scenes show a mother figure, a daughter figure, and a Holy Spirit figure. The first figure holds a rosary and her gaze is averted from the central figure. The middle figure references Jesus in his most iconic position: that of him being crucified. There is a sense of vulnerability, but also freedom. The final character bites an apple, the notorious symbol for sin. I used a linocut of two crocuses for the background.
Maria Cazzato
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 2026, Studio Art, Political Philosophy
Bathroom Penance
oil, acrylic, crackle paste, and glass beads on canvas
36″ x 40″
2023
This piece visualizes the experience of internalized fatphobia. The text, carved into the thighs, reads “The body is hazard to the soul, able to demolish the hardest won spiritual gains merely through ingesting the wrong material” from R. Marie Griffith, a celebrated scholar in the growing academic field of fat studies. My work is centered around the theory that one’s body is a spiritual place upon which rituals, worship, and damnation take place. The text, in combination with the praying hands, evokes religious imagery that challenges thinness, not just as a beauty standard, but as an ethical standard.
@maria.cazzato.art
Emma Christian
Worcester State University, 2025, Communications
Tic-Tac-Toe
digital photograph on Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
9″ x 6″
2023
@emmmacphotography
Jennifer Collins
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2024, Photography
Untitled (Night Scene)
archival inkjet print
20.5″ x 15″
2023
@jyc.photography
Jennifer Collins
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2024, Photography
Untitled (Peony)
archival inkjet print
15″ x 20.5″
2023
@jyc.photography
Carlos Crespo
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Engineering
Silver, Sword, and Stone
oil on canvas
24″ x 32″
2022
At first, I could hear the salsa music playing through the speakers and el bodeguero cashing out a customer at the counter. I could even feel the cold air coming from the coolers behind me and smell the platanos and yucca an aisle over, but then the rows of colors started looking like our flags. The cans looked like my people being lined up and segregated. Separated and divided by the fluorescent light above and El Rio de Plata below. Our heritage became marketing schemes. Even the shadows became our African brothers and sisters. I can’t unsee it now.
@creslos1
Sarah Crinnion
College of the Holy Cross, 2024, Psychology, Studio Art
Prison of Addiction
woodcut on stonehenge
14.5″ x 11″
2023
Inspired by my work at a residential rehabilitation center and my own experience with addiction, I created relief prints expressing the pain of being trapped in addiction. I aim to create work that allows viewers to explore new perspectives and find their own resonance with the piece, so I chose to put the viewer inside of the cell. I hope to give viewers a glimpse into the fear and agony of the struggle of no longer wanting to use, but feeling trapped in addiction and unable to stop.
@sarahcrinnion_art
Eve Deleon
Clark University, 2024, Geography
El Último Adiós
ink on paper
15″ x 12″
2023
In Guatemala, our burial traditions involve a community pilgrimage carrying a deceased family member’s casket to their final resting place. When my cousin Luis Emilio passed away, I observed the somber procession remotely in the comfort of my college apartment. In “El último Adiós,” my beloved cousin’s truck—adorned with roses—becomes a symbolic vessel connecting the living with memories. In times of profound grief, art, like this, becomes a window to shared joy and pain, navigating turbulent emotions. The vibrant ritual signifies more than burial traditions; it bridges the gap between the world of the living and the realm of memory.
@jadarisaurus
Eve Deleon
Clark University, 2024, Geography
Entrelazadas
casting plaster, corn leaves, corn granules, paint, adhesives, and various metals on wood
12″ x 17″
2022
Crafted from corn, “Entrelazadas” delves into the complex narrative of my bicultural identity and the historical trauma endured by the Maya people. On one hand, I shape a representation of life, sowing seeds on fertile ground, embodying cultural resilience of my community. The other hand, engulfed in ash and gripping a grenade, symbolizes the profound conflict and suffering imposed upon Mayan communities. This dual imagery reflects my United States-born privileges and the heavy legacy of settler colonialism. It serves as a profound commentary on the United States’ involvement in the Mayan genocide.
@jadarisaurus
Eve Deleon
Clark University, 2024, Geography
Kukulkan y la Mina Marlin
paint, plaster, insulation foam, EVA foam, adhesive, Apoxie Sculpt
12 in x 24 in x 24 in
2022
Kukulkan, a prominent figure in Maya mythology, is the feathered serpent deity embodying both natural and civilized elements. Revered by the Maya as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and creation, and held profound significance in Mesoamerican cultures. In 2005, Montana Exploradora displaced numerous families in my home state of San Marcos, promising alternate housing and compensation. In this scene, Kukulkan’s presence emerges amidst the remnants of a village, seeking retribution against those who violated the rights of indigenous people and the land of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, where the now abandoned mine stands as a testament to the injustice perpetrated.
@jadarisaurus
Anna DeMetrick
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2026, Printmaking, Minor in Sculpture
Me and My Companion
silkscreen ink on white paper
11″ x 15″
2023
This is a self portrait in an unrealistic sense. I combined a drawing I did of my face with a fictional costume that I probably would wear in real life, with a creature from my imagination. I often come up with things that seem just a little too strange to be real, and this felt like a good way to include myself in this world that lives in my head and in my art.
Anna DeMetrick
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2026, Printmaking, Minor in Sculpture
Untitled
lithograph, black ink on paper
11″ x 19″
2023
This is the third version of a lithograph printed from a stone that I worked on over the course of a semester. Each time I drew back onto the stone, I added more objects surrounding the person’s head. My intention was to draw as many unrelated tiny objects as I could think of.
Eh Doh
Worcester State University, Fall 2023, Public Health
Landscape Photography
premium luster paper
9″ x 6″
2023
Bromly Domingo
Worcester State University, 2025, Communications
Untitled
digital-inkjet print
16″ x 20″
2023
@brom1y
Ethan Doyle
Clark University, 2024, Computer Science
Classroom
digital-inkjet print of scanned and converted paper negative
42″ x 52.5″
2023
Classroom, the photograph in this exhibition, explores the intricate process of capturing moments through unconventional means. I use paper negatives as an alternative to conventional film in an 8×10 inch large format camera. It is a study of precision, exposing and developing the paper to achieve a perfect negative. The negative is digitally scanned and converted to a positive with minimal adjustments, dust and imperfections are not removed and carried over to the final print as a reminder of the analog origin. This image is a testament to the fusion of traditional methods and modern technology to create a distinctive visual narrative.
Wynne Dromey
Clark University, 2025, Studio Art, Marketing
Embrace
mixed media acrylic painting on canvas
38″ x 38″
2023
Embrace is a mixed media bricolage painting that underlines the importance and power of love and belonging. The abstract space surrounding the central figures is composed of materials such as plastic bags, bubble wrap and written notes that have the purpose of holding or protecting. The figures in the center collaborate with the material to depict the time when I was adopted from China and was given the privilege to experience embrace without question of my background or identity. I embraced these disregarded materials and transformed them into a visual surface changing their narrative.
@colors.of.the.wynned
Jasmine Eastman
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025, Illustration
Untitled
pen and ink and white charcoal
12″ x 16”
2023
The meticulous etched crosshatching pen and ink technique employed in this piece serves as a metaphor for the complexities within oneself. Each stroke intricately weaves together the multifaceted nature of personal experiences, memories, and aspirations, creating a visual narrative that invites introspection.
@utahjazzyart
Merna Elnesr
Bridgewater State University, 2024, Studio Art, Concentrations in Metalsmithing and Painting
Berry Cascade
ceramic
12″ x 5″
2023
Taylor Green
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2026, Painting, Minor in Sculpture
Dual Action
oil paint on stretched canvas
33″ x 44″
2023
My artwork allows me to explore my sense of identity, memory and perception through paintings and sculptures. The subjects I choose within my pieces are inherently connected to my personal life. Simple scenes and objects found candidly are often what I am drawn to. I find myself pulling color from the atmosphere that is not often visually there to make a modest subject more appreciated. My mind will have conversations with the material, color, and subject matter in my artwork to further understand myself as a creator and as an individual person.
@taylorrgreenart
Sumeyra Gunduz
Clark Universtiy, 2025, Psychology
A Palestinian Girl in Palestinian Embroidered Dress
watercolor and gold leaf on cold pressed watercolor paper
10″ x 14″
12/18/2023
Beyond the discursive and practical actions of social justice advocacy, it is essential to employ an aesthetic experience (painting, story telling, poetry and music) for illustrating the everyday lives of Palestinians. Colors and patterns of the embroidery are not only a manifestation of Palestinian culture but also an aesthetic experience of everydayness in which one can explore the roots of Palestinians amidst the war-torn circumstance of indeterminacy. Installation of Palestine in my works is a product of an ethic that intents to respond to that which is beyond one’s control while avoiding a slide into passive resignation or political despair.
@aryemus.art
Sumeyra Gunduz
Clark Universtiy, 2025, Psychology
The Sun
watercolor and golden leaf on hot pressed watercolor paper
9″ x 12″
2023
Enemy of The Sun, by George Jackson “. . .You may put out the light in my eyes. You may deprive me of my mother’s kisses. You may curse my father, my people. You may distort my history. You may deprive my children of a smile And of life’s necessities. You may fool my friends with a borrowed face. You may build walls of hatred around me. You may glue my eyes to humiliations, O enemy of the sun, But I shall not compromise And to the last pulse in my veins I shall resist. . . “
@aryemus.art
Sofia Guzman Farias
Clark University, 2025, Psychology
Window View
graphite on mixed media paper
14 1/2” x 14”
2023
A study of spaces and contrast through a window.
Lauren Haley
Assumption University, 2024, Graphic Design
Regalia of Birth
mixed media: wooden box, acrylic paint, film negatives
9.75″ x 10″ x 4.5″
2023
This sculpture conceals a delicate home for two birds to capture life’s delicate balance. The gilded interior of the box and birds covey a regal aura, while the floating composition suggests a weightless, timeless quality. The sculpture invites the viewer to contemplate the mysteries of creation, transformation, and the cyclical nature of existence in a concise and visually striking presentation.
@renn_designs
Lauren Haley
Assumption University, 2024, Graphic Design
The Twins
mixed media collage
8″ x 12.5″
2023
“The Twins” is a collage of vibrant juxtaposition, fusing mirrored images of twin-like figures within a lively scene of an outdoor market. Resembling a playing card, the piece captures the symmetry of the figures and evokes a harmonious convergence of past and present. The composition acts as a visual dialogue, encouraging viewers to observe the interplay between history and contemporary life.
@renn_designs
Elliott Hunt
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Interactice Media Design
Clasped Hands
digital photography, laser jet print
8″ x 10″
2023
Non-traditional, prop portrait of my father’s hand and a wooden drawing reference hand.
Elliott Hunt
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Interactice Media Design
Flooding Room
digital art, laserjet print
8″ x 10″
2023
Surrealist montage image created in Photoshop for a Digital Imaging and Media course.
Elliott Hunt
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Interactice Media Design
Laughing Ice Skaters
photography, digital laser print
8″ x 10″
2023
Taken during Worcester’s Festival of Lights as a part of a street photography module.
Jerry Keefe
College of the Holy Cross, 2026, Studio Art, Political Science
Bike Route
wood, acrylic, spray paint
18″ x 5.5″ x 6″
2023
Bike Route is a piece inspired by a special place where I abstracted and created an imaginative and dreamlike wave-riding bike. Crafted from wood, the waves transcend static art, creating movement within the ostensibly stationary object. Emulating the ocean, I sculpted dynamic spaces between waves, forging depth and an ongoing spatial narrative. This piece serves as a visual to the transformative power of place on individual experiences, revealing the connection between imagination, creative expression, and the representation of a locale. Bike Route invites viewers to explore the boundless possibilities that personal expression unveils within the context of a special space.
@_lizardsarecool_
Jerry Keefe
College of the Holy Cross, 2026, Studio Art, Political Science
Record Player
Adobe Photoshop
0:00:30
2023
My animation is a heartfelt tribute to my deep love for music. Centered around a traditional record player, it captures the transformative essence of music. The basement scene portrays a character transcending reality, symbolizing the uplifting power of music. By looping the animation, I create a never-ending format, inviting viewers to find their escape. While playful, it underscores the universal language and connection that music provides. Despite the absence of sound in this project, its completion marks a proud milestone, a reminder to immerse oneself in the boundless joy of music and float away from the confines of everyday life.
@_lizardsarecool_
Jay Lam
Clark University, 2024, Interactive Media and Game Development
F L I G H T
digital comic printed on glossy photo paper
24″ x 16″
2022
An abandoned young chick falls out of their nest into the wild grounds below. A helping hand brings them to the light. They grow up with the help of a human friend. Fully-fledged, they take flight back into the world they were once born in.
@kyaneosart
Ami Lamontagne
Worcester State University, 2025, Studio Art
The Crown He Bears
charcoal on gray-toned paper
20″ x 24″
2023
This charcoal drawing is of a picture I took of my nephew. I don’t get to see him often due to geographic and personal circumstances, so this piece helps. I took some artistic liberties when making this piece and I believe it adds to his charm. The hand smudging represents the hands involved when raising a child and that external forces around him.
@ameee_viridianart
Dat Le
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Interactive Media
Dark Strings
digital
8″ x 9.4″
2023
When I learned the “Triangle Clothing Technique,” where you would create details on clothing using shapes of triangles, I experimented with it in several drawings. In this piece, I used the technique to create the rugged clothing of the character. This artwork uses the colors purple, blue, and pink to describe the character’s depression. There are many strings in this image, hence the name “Dark Strings.” These strings are sewn by the character.
Carter Lee
Clark University, 2024, Studio Art
Untitled (IMG_2139.jpg)
permanent marker and acrylic paint on mixed-media paper
40″ x 44″
2023
I projected this image onto a wall and constructed a workable surface with sheets of paper. Piece by piece and line by line, I brought the digital photograph back into the physical world. Untitled (IMG_2139.jpg) revisits a sweet memory, playing with medium, style, and color to create a new experience of the moment. My mom celebrating her 66th birthday, rendered in various shades of blue, sits in a pocket of both joy and grief.
@turtlemitosis
Luke LeMond
College of the Holy Cross, 2025, Computer Science
alwayshungry
video
0:01:32
2023
@lukelemond
Zihan Lin
Clark University, 2024, Psychology
Twilight Serenity in the Sylvan Landscape
Premium Luster Photo Paper 260
16″ x 20″
2023.9.7
This photo was taken near sunset with medium format black and white film. The interplay of light and shadow makes black and white seem so alive.
Sean Magee
Anna Maria College, 2024, Video and Photographic Arts
Authorized Vehicles Only
digital-inkjet print
8″ x 10″
2023
@seanymagee228
Becky Maher
Worcester State University, 2025, Communications
Sanctity
photography, digital-inkjet print
11″ x 8.5″
2023
Femininity has been symbolized in many ways over thousands of years and numerous cultures. Out of a project aiming to celebrate femininity, this photo uses pomegranates and its symbolism in Greek Mythology. Pomegranates were a symbol of fertility and the underworld, being associated with many Greek goddesses such as Persephone and Hera.
Hilda Maldonado
Worcester State University, 2025, Communications
Lonely Papaya
acrylic paint, plaster, newspaper on canvas
16″ x 20″
2022
Loneliness is not real, there’s so much in yourself.
Rhiannon Mansur
Worcester State University, 2026, English, Art
Princes of Past, Present, and to Come
pen and ink on paper
18″ x 24″
2023
Inspired by the Princes of Ars Goetia, from the Lesser Key of Solomon. From top left to bottom right: Ipos, Vassago, Sytry, Gaap, Stolas, Orobos, Seir. Seven powerful princes rule over demonic legions; here they pose for a casual photo.
@villain_rhi
Anette Martinson
Clark University, 2026, Interactive Media and Game Design
Self Input
digital
8.5” X 11”
2023
The consequences of only listening to yourself.
@tere_neti_
Serena McCarthy
College of the Holy Cross, 2025, Biology, Studio Art
Trashed 2: The Human Impact
magazines, acrylic and mixed media on wood panel
11” x 16”
2023
Trashed 2 explores the atrocities of ocean pollution in today’s society. This piece consists of layers and layers of collage, peeled back and built back up to create a final product. This metaphorically represents the footprint humans leave on the Earth, no matter how hard we try to undo the damage to our world, the imprint of what has been done remains forever. The edges of the collage are filled with images of the human impact, where the areas peeled back show the beautiful ocean we are destroying.
@studioxserena
Andrew Myers
Anna Maria College, 2026, Graphic Design
Calm vs. Chaos
modeling clay, western steel utility tie wire
48″ x 72″
2023
This clay sculpture depicts the nature of a two-part abstract (nonrepresentational) sculpture based on these opposing descriptive words: Calm vs. Chaos. The roughly textured, island-esque form in the middle represents the chaotic mess of the human mind, with wires springing in all directions and spiraling around and around. The smoothly textured lines are calm waves enveloping the chaotic island on all sides in direct opposition. Calm vs. Chaos portrays the duality of what can take place in our minds as we navigate the busy world and its stresses around us.
Alexander Nguyen
Clark University, 2025, Sociology
Lucifer
digital-inkjet print on Premium Luster photo paper
20″x20″
2023
Through my self-portraits, I want to express the transgender body that is scarcely seen in media. By choosing to reference “The Fallen Angel” by Alexandre Cabanel, I am showcasing how outcast transgender people at large feel from society, especially with the rise of legislation against us. In making art like this, I want to show those who feel downtrodden by low visibility what could be in store for them in the future.
Mara Novick
Clark University, 2025, History
Cathedral in the rain
intaglio print, ink on paper
10″ x 7.5″
2023
This is a print of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Worcester, pictured in the rain. No weather, in my opinion, suits a neo-Gothic gray granite cathedral like rain does.
Charlie Owusu
Worcester State University, 2024, Communications
Butterfly Effect
archival inkjet print
11″ x 14″
2023
This artwork is a visual expression of my passion for music and how it shapes my identity. Music is more than just sound; it is a force that connects with my soul and influences my emotions, thoughts, and actions. The butterflies and moths represent my journey of personal growth and transformation as I explore different genres and styles of music and discover new aspects of myself. Through this artwork, I hope to share my love for music and inspire others to find their own musical voice.
Ciara Pape
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Graphic Design
Frog Still Life
digital
26″ x 26″
2023
Ciara Pape
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Graphic Design
Nap In The Forest
black marker and pens
11″ x 14″
2022
I found my inspiration for this piece when I visited Sitting Bull Falls in New Mexico, while living and traveling cross country in my vehicle.
Ciara Pape
Quinsigamond Community College, 2025, Graphic Design
Penelope
colored pencil on paper
6″ x 7″
2022
Emily Patenaude
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025, Illustration
This is Home
acrylic gouache, canvas, recycled dollhouse pieces
40″ x 43″
2023
“This is Home” is a piece about childhood nostalgia, memories and growing up. So often looking back on photos of my childhood I feel like she is a separate version of myself, the child versus the adult. I wanted to recreate the feeling of looking back and reflecting on childhood as an adult, and how we as adults perceive our childhood. Though both very different, childhood and adulthood are intertwined with each other, and even as we grow up we are all still the child in those memories and moments of time.
@emily__patenaude
Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui
Clark University, 2024, Screen Studies
Memory Box
digital-inkjet print of 35mm film scans
20″ x 10″
2023
Memory Box is a part of a larger photo series titled Hometown Still Lives that visualizes my shifting perception of home as nomadic immigrant. This image allegorizes the experience of looking forward and backward simultaneously through two separate still photographs, fragmented by metal, glass and concrete. Parts of the landscape are either, obscured, reflected and refracted like my fuzzy childhood memories of Curepipe, the rainy and sleepy town at the heart island nation I left behind when at the age of nine.
@gyani13wasp
Valerie Raffi
Worcester State University, 2024, Psychology
The Beauty in Itself
digital-inkjet print
8.5″ x 11″
2023
Megan Remington
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025, Sculpture
Bent and Squared
ash wood, brass
8″ x 21″ x 41″
2023
This work’s title — “Bent and Squared” — not only refers to the physical processes used in its creation, but also the recurring cycle of trial and error the artist endured while attempting so many new techniques in a single piece. From using bent lamination to create the curved legs, to fitting precise dovetails and casework, a wide range of woodworking knowledge was gathered from both the multiple failures as well as the successes. All of that has culminated into a semester’s worth of work in the form of a functional furniture piece, meant to be used and admired.
@museum_of_meg
Eleanor Rueffer
Clark University, 2024, Studio Art, Art History
Zooming in
cardboard, paper, ink, glue
12″ x 12″
2023
This work zooms into a single location, allowing the viewer to explore it from different levels and angles. The detail creates the sense that there would, or should, be a singular clear narrative of who, what, when, where, and why. But there is no closure, no correct narrative interpretation of what is happening.
Kat Sales
Worcester State University, 2023, communications
You Would Think It’s About Dishes
digital video, filmed on iPhone 6
0:02:28
2023
This piece aims to capture simple moments through the eyes of someone who looks at the tedious with wonder. “You Would Think It’s About Dishes” uses the protagonist to capture the natural beauty of the space. The protagonist moves through it and becomes a part of it as they go through their tasks. My aim as an artist is to show the beauty of the mundane.
Courtney Sherwood
College of the Holy Cross, 2024, Economics, Studio Art
Wanna Play a Game? Sherwood.
acrylic paint and playing cards on Plexiglass
20″ x 30″
2023
Mason Terra
Bridgewater State University, 2024, Fine Arts- Studio Painting
Yellow
oil and charcoal on canvas
55″ x 55″
2023
“Yellow” is a modern oil painting that grabs attention with a bright yellow block in the top-right, standing out on the canvas white. Layered brushstrokes create texture, highlighting the contrast of light and shadow. Below the yellow, a simple skeleton is drawn, adding a stark touch. This combination invites thoughts about life’s fragility and vibrant aspects within it. “Yellow” tells a powerful story, exploring the balance between vividness and the somber in an obscure way. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on the simple imagery and form a more personal relationship.
@masonnterra
Nehemias Torres Pacheco
Quinsigamond Community College, 2024, Interactive Media- Digital Design
Central
digital print on matte paper
11″ x 17″
2022
This was a retrospective poster I created for typography project. It was inspired by a mix of Japan’s Shōwa era and the 1980’s film Akira.
@neon_f1v3
Nehemias Torres Pacheco
Quinsigamond Community College, 2024, Interactive Media- Digital Design
Sight
digital print on matte paper
11 in. x 13.995 in.
2023
This surrealist work is a self-portrait that combines old and new images that I’ve taken over the years and creates something uneasy to the eye. My inspiration for this art piece was from the works artist René Magritte made. The other inspiration for the theme came from analog horror works such as Alex Kister’s Mandela Catalogue.
@neon_f1v3
Gabriella Trznadel
College of the Holy Cross, 2024, Studio Art, Chemistry
Then and Now
charcoal on paper
30” x 44”
2023
I wanted to draw myself into childhood photographs, especially when it comes to photos that show how my Babcia and Dziadziu encouraged my love of art starting at such a young age. It is a drawing of appreciation, reflection, and connection to the loved ones and past selves that make us who we are today and continue to shape us. It is also an acknowledgment that while some people are not physically present, we can still feel them in our everyday lives.
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Annika Wainwright
Clark University, 2026, Media, Culture, and the Arts
Bear
digital-inkjet print
13.5″ x 10″
2023
This was taken just across from the house I grew up in. Here is “Gus,” a name I gave this sheepdog as a child and who I have watched grow from a loving puppy into a powerful beast.
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Isaac York
Clark University, 2024, Studio Art
The Sunken City
paper, acrylic, watercolor
48″ Diameter
2023
The Sunken City is a representation of utopia and dystopia in the home city of the artist. They use surreal elements and symbolism to portray the relationships between aliveness and death, and the symptoms of a colonial sickness. Through all of the oppressive forces in America, there is beauty in the moments of joy outside of these systems.
