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Two people flee from giant red tentacles that emerge from a wavy ocean. One rides a bike and the other is running while holding a skateboard. They are fleeing along a cement breakwall. The sky is blue with fluffy white clouds. Ronan Baumhardt: The Kraken Undergraduate Ronan Baumhardt: The Kraken
In my painting, I do not show graphic violence. Instead, I express the tragedy in a poetic way—an obscured sense of death and loss, a burning sky mixed with clear blue, and a church cross that reflects the search for hope. Even in devastation, God’s presence offers strength. David Byun: 1950 Korean War in Seoul Undergraduate David Byun: 1950 Korean War in Seoul
An out of focus photograph that suggests a female figure sitting off center on a bed Anna Chen: After Hours Undergraduate Anna Chen: After Hours
Black and white poster showing 26 letters of the "Tile Display" typeface design Ellie Lee: Tile Display Typeface Undergraduate Ellie Lee: Tile Display Typeface
Ava Muntner: Fluid Frequencies: A Video Immersion Undergraduate Ava Muntner: Fluid Frequencies: A Video Immersion
A necklace with a Y shaped branch as its primary figure out of silver metal, with a marbled triangular purple stone at the bottom and tow small circular stones towards the top of the pendant. Victoria Selektor: Mystic Forest Undergraduate Victoria Selektor: Mystic Forest
Image of Both Side table and Stool. Side table is made of cherry wood with inlaid vaneer depicting morning glories. The stool is made of walnut and has yellow petal like cushions with embroidered details. Ana Trujillo Garcia: A-Bloom Stool and Side Table. Undergraduate Ana Trujillo Garcia: A-Bloom Stool and Side Table.
A digital design concept titled “Morning Toast: Productivity and Goal Setting Tool.” The image shows a sleek, yellow toaster-like device on a light, airy desk. Below it, a series of app interface mockups are displayed, demonstrating the “Morning Toast App.” The UI screens show steps like “Good Morning!”, “Today’s Checklist,” “Select template,” and “All set? Confirm & toast!” in warm beige and brown tones. The interface includes checklist templates, goal-setting sections, and reminder features. The design evokes a productive yet calm, morning routine aesthetic combining physical and digital productivity. Christine Wu: Morning Toast Undergraduate Christine Wu: Morning Toast
Expressive students laughing and talking amongst one another in a school hallway, with lockers decorated. Among the students, there is a dark and looming figure-head attached to a snake neck listening into one of the groups of students' conversations. Unlike the students' expressions, the figure-head attached to the snake neck's expression is more serious and intent on eavesdropping into a conversation. Katja Honkanen: Nosiness Undergraduate Katja Honkanen: Nosiness
Self portrait of a woman in a purple shirt with three cartoon dogs on it with the phrase "Here's to all my bitches" written underneath the dogs. She is holding a ceramic duck and is standing in front of a yellow backdrop with a swath of purple fabric in front of it. Ella Graeb: Here's to all my bitches Undergraduate Ella Graeb: Here's to all my bitches
16" x 20" image of painting. Laura Rodriguez Rios: La Luz Undergraduate Laura Rodriguez Rios: La Luz
BeatBox Desk showcasing the pegboard detailing of the desktop as well as being placed within the context of music production gear. The pegboard holes function to reduce cord clutter for music producers as they work. Silas Williams: BeatBox Undergraduate Silas Williams: BeatBox
On the right side of the image is a Hua Mo sculpture. The sculpture sits on a stainless steel frame, with its main body made of dough. It incorporates elements not traditionally part of Hua Mo, such as plastic wheat stalks, toy cars, and a music box on top. From afar, the sculpture resembles a traditional Hua Mo, but closer inspection reveals its fusion with modern components. On the left side of the image, a video plays on a television set, with a pink glow emanating from behind it. In front of the video, seating is formed by stacked printed flour sacks. Qingfang Liu: One Wish and Two Prayers Undergraduate Qingfang Liu: One Wish and Two Prayers
"Portrait of three Asian women, a mother and daughter are dying the grandmothers hair in front of a wooden backdrop" Joy Son: My 엄마 (My Mom) Undergraduate Joy Son: My 엄마 (My Mom)
Portrait of a woman with 2/3 of her face showing with vivid and exaggerated bright colors. 1/3 of her face is blended into the shadows with multiple layers of strips across the canvas. Areas of the canvas seem like they are sanded down displaying "noise". Helena Chin: Self Portrait Undergraduate Helena Chin: Self Portrait
A ceramic vase with a rounded, slightly tapered form is shown against a plain white background. The surface is coated in a mottled patina-green glaze with variations of turquoise and earthy brown. Twelve small sculpted hands protrude from the sides of the vessel in different orientations—some open, some curved, some reaching outward, creating a playful, yet slightly surreal appearance. The glaze pools in the creases of the hands and along the vessel’s surface, giving the piece an aged, weathered look. Eli Laker: Baby Vase Undergraduate Eli Laker: Baby Vase
A 6 in diameter block of aged cherry with white patters around the flat top of the base. There are white rings, diamonds patterns, and decorative paisley shapes. Atop the wooden base, there are 7 gears in a circle around the centre. The largest gear is in the centre, and atop that gear is a bronze head. The central gear when rotated spins the surrounding 6 gears which have bronze pointing hands atop them. The cherry wood is warm, reddish, and dark. It contrasts almost aggressively with the white detailing. The bronze is warm and shiny, with liver of sulphur patina darkening the low spots, providing definition to the gears and organic pieces. It looks like an antique toy or music box. Oliver St Cyr: The Paradox of Increasing Intellect: The Decision Making Machine Undergraduate Oliver St Cyr: The Paradox of Increasing Intellect: The Decision Making Machine
book cover of a man holding a frying pan and looking scared, while surrounded by kitchen knives embedded in the wall behind him. A title above his head reads, "Battle Kitchen." Veronica Weinberg: The Battle Kitchen Pitch Bible Undergraduate Veronica Weinberg: The Battle Kitchen Pitch Bible
Yueshan Jiang: 2026 Big Idea Award Yueshan Jiang: 2026 Big Idea Award

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