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Write to Me Soon

“I wish you well, think of me from time to time, and write to me soon.” Have a read of this touching piece written by Alissa Lopes '29

November 6, 2025

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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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Artist of the Week Katie Schmalz ’25 Sketches Stillness

I’ve always thought the mark of a great artist is the longevity of their visual imprint. Since I entered Painting III: Material and Methods, Katie Schmalz ’25’s paintings have been unable to leave my mind. The course required us to make our

October 10, 2024

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Artist of the Week Ava Babcock ’27 Finds Color Curiously Creative

Almost a year ago, I met Ava Babcock ’27 at Kitao. It was right after our First-Year Art Show, and Ava was organizing an event. I was struck by her confidence. She had only been at Swarthmore for a few weeks and

October 3, 2024

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Artist of the Week Alexa Moretti ’24 on Textured Trees

A year ago, Alexa Moretti ’24 and I were in the same Painting I course. I remember being stunned, strolling into Old Tarble and seeing her insane textured paintings lightly perched on the high walls. Everything she painted seemed so effortless, ambitious,

February 15, 2024

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Artist of the Week Leia Immanuel ’26 on Sentimental Stillness

I was working my shift at the post office when a few weeks ago, Leia Immanuel ’26 came to pick up a package. Midway into asking her what section it was in, Leia asked me if I would be open to interviewing

December 7, 2023

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The Japanese Navy Sinks Chinese Destroyers in the Yellow Sea (1894)

Depicting a Japanese naval ship sinking a Chinese warship during the First Sino-Japanese War, Kobayashi Kiyochika employs a variety of tactics to display his scene in his The Japanese Navy Sinks Chinese Destroyers in the Yellow Sea (1894). Made as a triptych

September 28, 2023

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Fifty Days at Iliam

Contemporary art as a movement has strived to understand the world’s innermost truths, an objective artists believe can be achieved by pushing the boundaries of what is traditionally regarded as art. In doing so, artists hope to find the truth to life

April 20, 2023

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Artist of the Week Cisco Velasco ’23 on Capturing Connections

Walking through a maze of senior portfolios, Cisco Velasco ’23 brought me to his station. I immediately noticed figure paintings covering the walls of his studio. Compared to my tiny, dirty easel in Old Tarble, his space in Whittier seemed like a

March 30, 2023

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Jocelyn Auld on Finding Beauty in the Details

Jocelyn Auld ʼ23 sees extraordinary beauty in the everyday and mundane. Midway through our interview in the Kohlberg courtyard, she paused to describe the wonder she saw in her line of vision. “Right now I’m looking through the windows of Kohlberg to

September 22, 2022

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Write to Me Soon

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

Artist of the Week Katie Schmalz ’25 Sketches Stillness

Artist of the Week Ava Babcock ’27 Finds Color Curiously Creative

Artist of the Week Alexa Moretti ’24 on Textured Trees

Artist of the Week Leia Immanuel ’26 on Sentimental Stillness

The Japanese Navy Sinks Chinese Destroyers in the Yellow Sea (1894)

Fifty Days at Iliam

Artist of the Week Cisco Velasco ’23 on Capturing Connections

Jocelyn Auld on Finding Beauty in the Details

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