Inspired by her origins in the Southern United States and research into her own ancestry, graduating MFA artist Pixie Alexander explores the bodies we occupy and the performative roles we play in society. Her thesis “Dresses and Dwellings” reflects on how women's bodies inhabit these opposing structures, and conversely how they exert pressure on women's bodies.

Chelsey A. Anderson is an oil painter and expansive visual artist creating images and objects that explore how systems impact each other through metaphor and signifiers. Through her practice, she seeks to inspire a more equitable world.

Amber Cruz uses everyday objects to prompt viewers to reflect on their own experiences. By leveraging the innate utility and purposes of domestic objects and food, Cruz explores complex relationships and familial rituals.

Jonathan Ege’s oil paintings appropriate the subjects of canonical paintings to critique the modern world. He repurposes ornate frames and covers them in branches, expanding the physical boundaries of painting.

Artist Kiki McGrath explores unrecognized labor and domestic work through installation and performance. Curator in the Luce Center for Art & Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary, McGrath is attuned to art’s spiritual possibilities.

Artist Allyssa Ray Yamaguichi-Juárez explores fantasy worlds through painting. Throughout her practice, she employs fractured spaces inspired by photography.