


Julia Milbrandt
Cleveland Institute of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Artist’s Statement I live for moments that make me oooh and ah, make my eyes widen in wonder and giggle in excitement. These fantastical visual experiences interrupt our daily lives with a burst of razzle dazzle. Strange shadows created by sunlight as it passes...
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Ethan Lauesen
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Artist’s Statement Figurative Distortions, A Repose From Doubt, a thesis capstone of my undergraduate career is a collective body of work that comprises a visual dialogue of day to day experiences of Alaska Native and LGBTQIA+ experiences. The topics of...
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Hanna Kesty
Murray State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Artist’s Statement “You’re overreacting” is a phrase that I have been told too many times that it has now become an immediate response to emotional situations. Because of this, most emotions are dismissed. The drawings and prints that I make are developed from a...
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Rebecca Giordano
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Bachelor of Arts
Artist’s Statement I am an artist both from and residing in the Pacific Northwest. I cross media within my art practice but most commonly, my work comes out of print, collage, artist book, and textile based techniques. I explore the power of memory, the intense...
Bachelor of Arts

Alefa Afalava
La Sierra University
Bachelor of Arts
Artist’s Statement I use printmaking as a translator and bridge between my original island heritage, and my newfound Western independence. It is important to me that I am constantly learning in order to utilize the appropriate techniques to convey ideas...
Bachelor of Arts