2025 Submissions
Coming Home
I captured this photo on my way home to the SFO airport after a family vacation.
Corporate Deluge
I took this photo in Palmer Alley, Washington D.C., and photoshopped on photos of my dad in various orientations.
Nishikigoi
Last summer, I visited family in Japan, who live in Nagoya, a large city in central Japan.
Through Grandpa’s Eyes
This piece reflects a deeply personal moment, capturing the reunion with my grandfather after nine long years apart.
Birds on a Wire
This picture demonstrates a singular bird flying off the wire with blurred wings as the other birds sit motionless.
Let The Light In
Growing up surrounded by its landscapes, I have always found comfort in nature’s embrace, a place where I can breathe and reflect.
Self portrait in the age of social media
My artwork is a long exposure photograph of me, with colorful lights moving around me, covering me in colors and energy.
Healing hands, Artistic Heart
Art has always been a passion of mine, it is where feel at home, the art will always have a place in my heart.
The Transmutational Peacock
This was my first time bookbinding as well as using linoleum block printing.
What Makes My Art
I thought about what I use in my art so I decided to make my art piece based off that.
Niña’s del Maiz
Niña’s del Maiz is a piece that is dedicated to my personal struggle with identity as a Mexicana in the U.S.
A Withering World
I combined watercolor with watercolor pencils to create contrast highlighting the healthy flower against the withering Earth, relating to my theme of environmental health.
Say Cheese
My artwork portrays my brother through an iPhone camera lens, exploring how technology distorts our perception of others.