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Hayden Nupcharoen is a multidisciplinary artist from Washington state with a focus on woodcraft and mixed media sculpture. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the spring of 2025 with a BFA in sculpture and is a proud recipient of the Windgate-Lamar fellowship. Hayden’s work explores the nature of art made … Read more

Behnaz Monzavi is a painter and printmaker based in Boston. Originally from Iran, her work draws on Persian miniature traditions to explore themes of identity, resistance, migration, and women’s rights. She blends traditional techniques with contemporary approaches in painting, printmaking, and mixed media, often incorporating symbolism, narrative, and sculptural forms to express personal and political … Read more

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Samantha Giangiuli has a passion for art and architecture that took root in high school, where she embraced architectural and engineering classes. With a rich tapestry of experiences spanning architectural, construction management, and interior design roles for firms in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, Sam has honed a versatile skill set she is eager to … Read more

Sachiko Kawagoe is an architectural designer, an artist, and an educator. Her current curiosity lies in the motivation and effects of creativity, and in turn, makes objects and works that respond to the time and interaction before/after creation. Her nonlinear spatial design career spans across scenography, lighting, and architecture. She received an M.Arch from Massachusetts … Read more

Juan-Pablo Cárdenas is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Indigenous Arts of the Americas in the History of Art Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies and an M.A. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he earned an M.F.A. from the University … Read more

Ryan Banfi recently received his PhD in Cinema Studies from The Martin Scorsese Cinema Studies Department at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He is a Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar and on the Games and Culture editorial board. Ryan’s first book is forthcoming from the University Press of Mississippi. It focuses on Chris Ware’s comics. … Read more

Christine Ortiz is a New England-based woodworker, designer, and artist. With a BA in Architecture from Umass Amherst and classical training in woodworking from North Bennet Street School’s Furniture Making program, Christine focuses on creating unique pieces with a blend of architectural aesthetics, artistic vision, and a hint of the 18th century.