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Tamara Natalie Madden was born in Jamaica and currently resides in Georgia. Her mother is a graduate of Alverno, a fact which influenced her decision to participate in this project. The piece is 36" x 24" and was inspired by her best friend, Tiffany Slade, who received her MFA in writing from the Art Institute in Chicago.
"She represented all that Alverno is looking for. She's a single mother and the only one in her immediate family to receive a degree, much less an MFA!" |
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Wen-Xi-Chen is 20 years old. She is studying biological sciences at the University of Cambridge, in England, and has been drawing and painting since a very young age. Her piece depicts the joy and beauty of ideas, which should be nurtured with care to full bloom. The image is digital. |
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Tara McPherson is an artist based out of New York City. Her character seems to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard-earned wisdom in her eyes. Tara's art includes painted comics and covers for DC Vertigo, advertising and editorial illustrations for companies such as Pepsi and Spin Magazine, and numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Beck, Modest Mouse and Melvins. She exhibits her paintings and prints in fine art galleries all over the world. Her art has been featured in the film Juno, Veronica Mars, Point Pleasant and Guitar Hero. Tara was born in San Francisco in 1976 and raised in Los Angeles. She received her BFA from Art Center in Pasadena, CA, with honors in Illustration and a minor in Fine Art. She interned at Rough Draft Studios, working on Matt Groening's "Futurama" during college. |
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Siloette is a graffiti artist from Los Angeles. The original work provided was on illustration board at a size of approximately 16 x 20, using Acrylic, Ink and Digital tough-up for the subject matter. "It was a great opportunity because I was able to maintain my style and fit the vibe and theme of the project." |
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Caitlin Kuhwald is from Philadelphia. "The size of the piece is roughly 14 x 14 inches and the medium is acrylic paint. I used a friend who I attended graduate school with as a model and fashion magazines to create the outfit, which is always so much fun." The doves and the tree are meant to represent growth and freedom." |
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Sarah Labieniec of Minneapolis: "The size of the piece is 25" wide and 11" high. It was created as a sketch and then completed in Adobe Illustrator CS2. Since it's a self-portrait, I chose to include a lot of floral elements. This is something I explore often in my work and it has a lot to do with where I grew up in Connecticut. The composition invokes a sense of daydreaming." |
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Jennifer Farr works as a painter of signs and backdrops in Milwaukee: "The size of the "Cloud Woman" piece is about 13" x 22." I just tried to think of a relaxed dream state." |
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This is a digitized photo of an incoming Alverno freshman named Isabelle, and is being used to answer the question: "How does an incoming Alverno student see herself?" (In real life, her skin color is much less green. But at Alverno, we welcome all ethnic groups equally, even the green ones.) |
