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Madison Syufy

Madison SyufyBFA | Painting ARTIST BIOMy name is Madison, and I was born and raised just outside of San Francisco, California, where I enjoy goofing around with my friends, exploring new hiking trails, and watching movies. I have always been drawn to the artistic world, and as I’ve gotten older, I gravitated more toward two-dimensional… Read More
Building Dreams Higher Than Any Borders/ Construyendo Sueños Más Altos Que Cualquier Frontera

Luis Sosa Manubes

Luis Sosa ManubesBA Honors | Ceramics ARTIST BIOMy name is Luis Sosa Manubes. I’m a senior double majoring in computer science and art studio. I’m originally from Tabasco, México, although my family immigrated to the United States a couple years ago. My art is both a celebration and a love letter to my culture and… Read More
from the series “talking to myself”

Ian Baker

Ian BakerBA Honors | Photography ARTIST BIOI’m originally from Chester, Virginia, and am a fifth year in the Reilly Dual Degree Program. I will be receiving a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Biomolecular Engineering as well as a B.A. Honors in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography upon graduation in May.… Read More

Amelia Mendelsohn

Amelia MendelsohnMFA | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOI grew up along the coast in Kingsland, Georgia. I received my BA in studio art and art history from Sweet Briar College. I currently live in South Bend, Indiana and recently earned my MFA in painting and drawing at the University of Notre Dame. I love running,… Read More

Jonathan Kusnerek

Jonathan KusnerekMFA | Ceramics ARTIST BIOJonathan Kusnerek is an interdisciplinary artist inspired by wild, strange, and magical things. He grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where he developed a love for nature and the outdoors. After being introduced to ceramics at Pensacola State College, he continued his education and earned a BFA at the School of… Read More

James J. Ostrander

James J. OstranderMFA | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOI identify as a Frankenstein’s subject – the monstrous aggregate of ill-fitting cultural forms, stitched together with cognitive dissonance, and haunted by the accumulated sins of millennia of bad actors, well-intentioned though some may have been. In absurd vignettes, I parody my struggles as a navel-gazing self-portrait… Read More

Sienna Wilson

Sienna WilsonBFA | Photography ARTIST BIOI am an art studio major with a concentration in photography. I am also a member of the fencing team, so when I don’t have a camera in my hand, I probably have a saber in it! I grew up in the small town of Falls of Rough, Kentucky, where… Read More

Naya Tadavarthy

Naya TadavarthyBA Honors | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOMy name is Naya Tadavarthy, and I am from snowy Saint Paul, Minnesota. Here at Notre Dame, I am majoring in studio art and German with a minor in history, and I am a member of the Glynn Family Honors Program. I decided to combine these interests… Read More

Marc Philippon

Marc PhilipponBA Honors | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOMy name is Marc Philippon and I grew up in Vail, Colorado, where I spent the majority of my life until moving to South Bend, Indiana to study at the University of Notre Dame. I am a studio art major with a pre-health supplementary major and will… Read More

Marcela Baquerizo

Marcela BaquerizoBA Honors | Painting ARTIST BIOMy name is Marcela Baquerizo, I was born in Ecuador, where I grew up until I was 18 years old. I then moved to Indiana, where I enrolled at the University of Notre Dame. Here, I decided to pursue two majors: Political Science and Studio Art. My career as… Read More