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Aja Washington ’25 on Personal Portraiture

Portraiture is incredibly intimate. A few years back, my art teacher shared an anecdote in class. Using her husband as a model, she practiced a new viewing technique. Trying to better understand the physicality of portraiture, she gazed at him, slowly caressing

December 5, 2024

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Andy Im ’25 Monumentalizes Movement

Andy Im ’25 was the first person to ask for my name in our Painting III: Fresco course. Mariel Capanna, a visiting assistant professor of art, had just admitted me to the class, and I was quite overstimulated by students plastering small

November 21, 2024

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Alyia Carlson’26 Calls on Us to Find Our Color

Is art integral to the human experience? The passion of Alyia Carlson ’26 bleeds through the lines of the frescoes she paints. When I observe her work, I notice how it becomes an extension of her being. Her color holds a vitality

October 31, 2024

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Artist of the Week Howard Wang ’26 on Good and Bad Art

For the last two years, Howard Wang ’26 has snapped photographs of almost every Artist of the Week. Throughout my time at The Phoenix, I’ve noticed his photos become progressively more beautiful. Elijah Santos ’26 became a visual poem among the reeds,

October 24, 2024

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Enigmatic Foster Hudson ’26 Encourages Interpretation

Last semester, I took a Poetry Workshop led by English Professor Betsy Bolton. We met on Mondays for three hours, and I always dreaded the feedback sessions, unless I was reading my classmates’ work. Of the twelve-or-so students, Foster Hudson’s ’26 work

September 26, 2024

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Artist of the Week Jules Kyung-Lee Zacheis ‘24 Fosters Supportive Theater Environments

Last week, I received my first nomination for Artist of the Week. I was a bit surprised because I tend to reach out first. Lucy Tobier, our News Editor, emailed me that Jules Kyung-Lee Zacheis ’24 had received several community requests. Understandably,

April 18, 2024

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Artist of the Week Paris Kampel ’27 Paints Beyond Portraiture Lines

The first time I saw Paris Kampel’s ’27 work, I was hanging up pieces for the annual first-year art show in Kitao, our student-run art gallery. I held her skateboard in my hands with sheer awe. Her colors were fluorescent, her skin

April 11, 2024

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Artist of the Week Benelli Amosah ’24 on Filming Feelings

About a week ago, Benelli Amosah ’24, and I were chatting in the elevator as we often do. I was curious about the trolley of camera equipment parked outside her room, so I naturally wanted to know why. To my surprise, Benelli

April 4, 2024

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Artist of the Week Ark Lu ’24 Says Art is Experimentation

I met Ark Lu ’24 in our Painting III: Materials and Methods class. It was led by Visiting Assistant Professor Dani Levine. When I walked in for our first critique, our studio space had dozens of abstract calligraphy “experiments” scattered among the

March 28, 2024

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Artist of the Week Tanisha Dunac’s Lyrical Language “Cycles”

I met Tanisha Dunac ’25 when I was rushing to our Poetry Workshop led by English Professor Betsy Bolton. I sat next to her, fangirling over her collected friendliness. I admired her nonchalant chillness: she lightheartedly giggled, holding a stack of papers.

February 29, 2024

artist of the week

Aja Washington ’25 on Personal Portraiture

Andy Im ’25 Monumentalizes Movement

Alyia Carlson’26 Calls on Us to Find Our Color

Artist of the Week Howard Wang ’26 on Good and Bad Art

Enigmatic Foster Hudson ’26 Encourages Interpretation

Artist of the Week Jules Kyung-Lee Zacheis ‘24 Fosters Supportive Theater Environments

Artist of the Week Paris Kampel ’27 Paints Beyond Portraiture Lines

Artist of the Week Benelli Amosah ’24 on Filming Feelings

Artist of the Week Ark Lu ’24 Says Art is Experimentation

Artist of the Week Tanisha Dunac’s Lyrical Language “Cycles”

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