HWC DAA Spring 2025 Student Exhibition

April 16 - April 29, 2025
Closing Reception: Tuesday, April 29, 3:00-4:30pm

Juror: Shanna Zentner
Curator: Anneli Goeller
Juror Statement
This collection recognizes an emergent theme in the student artworks that explores loneliness, loss, and love. As we navigate an era marked by intense social, political, and ecological anxiety, these works reflect the profound emotional landscapes shaped by contemporary life. Many pieces in this collection delve into the personal experience of isolation, while others offer paths towards reconnection and inspiration. 
The artworks here span a spectrum of emotional responses—from those that accentuate solitude and distance, to those that offer glimpses of hope and tenderness. The theme is explored through varying relationships: family, pets, community, tradition, nature, and the body. Whether through scenes devoid of people or portraying a single, solitary figure, the works evoke a deep sense of quiet introspection. 
The artists draw on both personal and cultural traditions, using their craft to re-anchor themselves in the midst of personal and collective uncertainty. In this way, the collection offers meditations on how to confront loss and loneliness as well as a space where art becomes a bridge—connecting us to what is gone, what remains, and what still offers hope in a fractured world.
- Shanna Zentner
Exhibition Pieces

Abigail De Leon, Light Let In, Watercolor & Colored Pencils, 2025

Adomah Crisp, Floor 8 Hallway Linear Perspective, Charcoal Drawing, 2025

Ahmad Haynes, The Smoker, Gouache Painting, 2024

Allie Crow, not in service, Stone Lithograph, 2024

Anastasiia Kondratiuk, Hotel Kyiv, Black Ink Pen on Paper, 2024

Angel D. Martinez, Ghosts and Floating Pumpkins, Lithograph, 2024

Angelli Garcia, Lucha Por Mi ("Fight for Me"), Pencil on Paper & All-Purpose Thread, 2025

Anh To, Before the Law, Digital Drawing, 2024

Ashley Garcia, La Payasita Triste, Digital Photograph, 2024

Becca Bowlin, Sardine Tin, Ceramic, 2024

Catalina Ocampo, And I'm Still So Blue, Film Photograph, 2025

Daniel Trejo, Hellfire Rise, Digital Art, 2023

Dioselin Trejo, Candy, Fabric & Yarn, 2024

Eduardo Santes, Untitled, Photograph (Inkjet Print), 2023

Elizabeth Kotz, Nikhita's World, 35mm Film Photograph (Silver Gelatin Fiber Print), 2024

Fernando Criollo, Light Angel, Film Photograph, 2024

Franco Ledezma, My Heredity, Photogram, 2025

Gabe Perrusquia, Breath, Watercolor Painting, 2025

Giselle Rios, En Memoria, Charcoal, Pencils, Colored Pencils & Tissue Paper

Harrison Crain, Witnessing the death of a virgin, 35mm Black & White Film Photograph, 2024

Helena Cuene, Viola, Linocut Print, 2025

Isabel Feliciano, Endangered Species: Puerto Rican Parrot with Coqui Frog, Lithograph, 2025

Jamie Hwang-Black, Everything Will Change, Acrylic Painting, 2024

Jane Koppitz, The Soul Eclectic, Film Photograph, 2025

Jaylene Flores, I loved that tree, Wire, Cardboard, Yarn, Popsicle Sticks & Foliage, 2025

Jaylynn Hansen, Time Beside Her, Film Photograph, 2025

Jennie Harned, A Shroud for My Pot, Aluminum Pot, Fabric, Thread, Yarn, Kitchen Twine & Various Wrappers, 2024

Jerome Riego de Dios, Picto-mancy, Digital Art, 2025

Jordan Vaccaro, Catch, Digital Photograph, 2024

Karen Sanchez Pavon, Waves of Womanhood, Acrylic Painting, 2024

Kathia Gamba, Threads of Memories, Denim, Recycled Fabric, Buttons & Sequins, 2024

Kennedy Flowers, 3 Vases, 3D Model, 2025

Kristian Clayborn, Self Portrait, Embroidery Thread, Acrylic Paint & Braiding Hair, 2024

Leighton Egan, Scraggly Penguin, Pen Drawing, 2025

Margaretha Singleton, Full Circle, Acrylic Painting, 2024

Marielle Manipol, Queen of Spring, Digital Art, 2025

Milo Spoering, The Semi-Routine Degaussing of the Workhorse, Charcoal & Gesso, 2024

Moesha Manning, Industria Noctis (Industry of the Night), 3D Architecture Model, 2025

Raina Ozarowski, Where We Left It, Film Photograph, 2024

Ricardo Hernández, In my darkest days, Film Photograph, 2025

Ruby Behmer, A God Forgotten, Lithograph, 2024

Sara Fenton, Untitled #2, Film Photograph (Chromogenic Print), 2025

Tristian Diaz-Garcia, Portrait of the Subconscious, Acrylic Painting, 2024

Troi Warren, The Spectacle, Oil Painting, 2023

Tyra Cooper, Lonely Star, Digital Photograph, 2024

Victory Ali, Tend & Befriend, Lithograph & Screenprint, 2024

Yana Hlushchenko, Dancer, Digital Photograph, 2021

Vianey Chacon, Untitled, Photograph (Archival Inkjet Print), 2025

Yingxin Chen, Shepherd, Watercolor & Colored Pencil, 2025

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