HomeStudio 
A Senior Thesis Exhibition in Print

Featuring: Brittany Aguilera, Hongseo Ahn, Yesi Avila-Cortez, Emily Bi, Ruby Chou, Nicole Chumpitaz, Benjamin Fedosky, Savannah Grace Hanson, Hyunkyung Kim, Elianna Ku, Zanib Naeem, Samuel Lino Reguerra, Ezra Sato, Jessica Seville, Eleanor Singer, Darian Ta, Abel Venegas, Maria Villanueva, Shannon Washburn, Anny Wu, Xiaotan Yang

The Art Practice Department is excited to share HomeStudio - a catalog featuring the work of student artists from the Spring 2021 Senior Projects classes of Prof. Allan deSouza and Prof. Jill Miller. 

Each artist has been working all semester on a new body of work which is featured in a lavishly illustrated four-page spread that tells their story and provides background on their art practice. 

HomeStudio - A Senior Thesis Exhibition in Print is now available as a free pdf download or as a Print-on-Demand magazine:

Printed catalog is sold “at cost” for $14.19 (before tax & shipping).

Brittany Aguilera, Alebrije Máscaras, 2021. Makeup art, alebrijes painted in gouache, corn husk masks. Photo Credit: Tatiana and Alex Aguilera

Hongseo Ahn, Traveler in the Room, 2021, WebsiteScreenCapture

Yesi Avila-Cortez, You Took A Piece,2021, Mixed Media Painting, 18"x24"

Emily Bi, Hanger, 2021. Oil on canvas, 18in x 24in.

Ruby Chou, Dreamdom, 2021. Stop-motion music video, 00:04, 00:05, 02:12, 02:31

Nicole Chumpitaz, Invaded Space, Charcoal, 7 individual images 18 x 24 in.

Benjamin Fedosky, It Starts with the Right Eye, 2021, inkjet print, charcoal, gesso, 12x9 (each)

Savannah Hanson, Peaces of Me, 2021. Collaged books.

Hyunkyung Kim, Minds Rising, Spring Tuning No.02, 2021. Wood panel, homemade natural & watercolor paints, lights, Arduino boards & sensors, flowers, branches, thread, 48 X 30"

Elianna Ku, Midnight Snack, 2021. Digital Media, 3 min.

Zanib Naeem, Dimag Theek Hai, Acrylic, clay, pen, marker, vellum paper, 12 by 24 in.

Samuel Reguerra, Scrape Report, 2021, Digital Animation

Ezra Sato, 2021. Watercolor, 4" x 6".

Jessica Seville, Cyclone, 2020. Natural Pigment on wood, 12x9.

Eleanor Singer, IMG_7248_4, Abstract Digital Imagery, 2048 x 1024 px

Darian Ta, Vo Thi Thu, 2021. Acrylic, 11x14.

Abel Venegas, mom in the Sistine Chapel, 2021, watercolor on paper, 18x24

Maria Villanueva, OnLooker, 2021. Stained Glass and Screen Print on Glass, 24in x24in

Shannon Washburn, "Lunar Autobiographies", 2021. Mixed Media, size ranges from 6" to 14"

Anny Wu, Formosa, 2021. 3D sculpture, 11x8.5”.

XIAOTAN YANG, Butterfly dream Hanfu inspired tulle Dress,2021, cotton, tulle, polyester, Size 2

The title of this exhibition refers to the considerable challenges Art Practice students have faced in creating artwork remotely, often working in their bedrooms and other domestic spaces. They have all shown perseverance and ingenuity in negotiating uncertainty with living/work space, lack of access to regular departmental art tools and facilities, and Zoom burnout, not to mention the horrific tragedy of the pandemic, which has disproportionate effects on low-income communities and communities of color. 

Student artists have responded to this situation through their artwork in wide-ranging ways; sharing their unique experiences, creating valuable documentation of this historical moment, offering deeply personal reflections on their identities and ways of being, providing the release of play and fantasy, sharing self-care strategies, and envisioning, demanding, and taking action to realize a more just, equitable, and healthy future. 

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Note that graduating seniors who were enrolled in Prof. Stephanie Syjuco’s Fall 2020 Senior Projects course were featured in a catalog Paradigm Change (free pdf download), with an online exhibition curated by Jaz Bryant, and a virtual tour created by Eugene Meg Kim with Joann Kim.