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Norah Ruth Amstutz

Norah Ruth AmstutzMFA | Ceramics ARTIST BIOI am a ceramic artist based in South Bend, IN. My family moved to the US from Ukraine when I was three years old and I grew up in Goshen, IN. I have been working with clay since 2015. I serve as the Treasurer for the Northern Indiana Clay… Read More

Rosario Murillo

Rosario MurilloBFA | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOI’m Rosario Murillo, a Mexican American artist from St. Louis, Missouri, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting and a supplementary major in Latino Studies. My work reflects my identity as a Mexican American and centers themes of cultural memory and resilience. I’m especially… Read More

Marin Mowat

Marin MowatBFA | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOMy name is Marin Mowat. I am from Omaha, NE. I am getting my BFA in studio art with a concentration in painting. My work is mostly mixed media. I am primarily interested in the interaction of painting and textile. My thesis project is titled “Heading Home” and… Read More

Emma McKay Ryan

Emma McKay RyanMFA | Painting & Drawing ARTIST BIOI am an artist currently living and working in South Bend, Indiana, where I am teaching and pursuing my MFA in Studio Arts with a minor in Visual and Material Culture at the University of Notre Dame. I grew up on a farm outside of Minden, Nebraska… Read More

Yuming “Griffin” Liu

Yuming “Griffin” LiuMFA | Sculpture ARTIST BIOI am a sculptor from China with an expertise in miniature making. I choose to be a maker because I have too many feelings to carry, and too burdensome memories to live with. I am the living manifestation of my work, and my work is the living pulse of… Read More

Thomas Callahan

Thomas CallahanMFA | Photography ARTIST BIOI’m a photographer who moved from Bozeman, Montana (where I received my BFA from Montana State University) to attend grad school at Notre Dame. I mainly point my camera to landscapes and the mundane intersections between interiors and exteriors. Over the course of my time at Notre Dame, I found… Read More

Jessica Stehlik

Jessica Stehlik BFA | Painting & Drawing ARSTIST BIOMy name is Jessica Stehlik and I am from Chicago, Illinois, where I enjoy reading, painting, and spending time with my family. I am currently a BFA at the University of Notre Dame with a concentration in Painting and Drawing. I have felt particularly drawn to religious… Read More

K. Mae Harkins

K. Mae HarkinsBFA | Ceramics ARTIST BIOMy name is Mae Harkins and I’m originally from Katonah, NY. I received my BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics from the University of Notre Dame, along with a BA in Spanish. Along with working with themes of mental health, I enjoy creating photography, printmaking, and… Read More

Mary Votava

Mary VotavaBA Honors | Photography ARTIST BIOAfter medically retiring from collegiate soccer at the University of Notre Dame, I rediscovered my passion for photography and became an Art Studio Major with a concentration in Photography. Being from Portland, Oregon, I was raised with a great appreciation for finding beauty in the natural world around me,… Read More

Joe Matty

Joe MattyMFA | Photography ARTIST BIOI am a photographer from Pittsburgh, PA, focused on the exploration and application of historical photographic processes. Drawing from 19th-century photographic practices, my most recent photographs are created as documents that explore virtual worlds we inhabit in video games. By using the process of wet-plate collodion, I create a physical… Read More