There are multifaceted and complex meanings of home that can be defined as multidimensional constructs that are marked by internal unity. However, the concept of home has been psychologically and socially constructed into ideal forms, disregarding its contradictory meanings relating to permanence, continuity, and ownership.
The "Color of My Land' sets out to explore the diversity of the meaning of home by focusing on individual lived experiences that socially, psychologically, and physically construct home while explaining the narratives of various realities as well. This exhibition represents land not only as a geographical concept but as a social product in order to recognize that human agency transforms what occurs on the land.
The artists of the show "The Color of my Land' represent experiences of immigration, displacement, and multiculturalism. This show is a moment for our artists to unapologetically express their identities that are rooted in home, while also granting the space and the agency to share convictions regarding the redemption of land that is desired due to continued unjust realities of occupation. The artists' approaches also reflect the journeys that families endeavored to begin a new life. The artists are creating a home outside of their home, allowing our students to compare and construct a broadened, more diverse worldview in order for their experience of cultural differences to become more complex and more sophisticated.
Participating Artists: Sophia-YemisiAdeyemo-Ross BFA Painting 2021, Alla Alsahli BFA Apparel Design 2020, Anthony Azanon BARC Architecture 2019, Muram Bacare BARC Architecture 2021, Grace Chang BFA Printmaking 202l, Vanessa Chiriboga BFA Painting 2020 Felicita Devlin BFA Textiles 2021, Anushka Divecha MFA Textiles 2021, Sarah Dunn BFA Printmaking 2021, Julie Egresitz BFA Printmaking 2022, Preeti Ganesh BFA Film, Animation + Video 2022, Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma BFA Film, Animation + Video 2020, Louna Bou Ghanem BARC Architecture 2019, Yuheng Helina He BFA Furniture Design 2022, Frederick Horton BARC Architecture 2022, Tianbao Hu MARC Architecture 2020, Ella Jepsen BFA Apparel Design 2021, Jasper Isaac Johns BFA Ceramics 2020, Mallika Kanodia BFA Interior Architecture 2021, Abbi Kenny BFA Painting 2020, Ki Min Kim BFA Painting 2021, Hye young Kim MFA Textiles 2020, Xiaoran Liu MFA Jewelry and Metalsmithing 2020, Katherine Machin BFA Painting 2020, Jennifer Martinez BFA Sculpture 2022, Kitty Ng BFA Painting 2021, Natalie Olaya BFA Graphic Design 2021, Susana Olivers Amaya MFA Sculpture 2020, Eleanor Olson BFA Painting 2020, Jacqueline Qiu BFA Textiles 2022, Ndivhuho Rasengani MFA Sculpture 2021, Mackenzie Reid BFA Illustration 2023, Owen Rival BFA Illustration 2021, Franyelly Rodriguez BFA Textiles 2021, Kopal Seth MFA Ceramics 2020, Mingcheng Song BFA Sculpture 2021, Siddharth Thuppil BFA Industrial Design 2022, Colin Yoon MFA Ceramics 2021, Wei Zhang BFA Ceramics 2021, and Ken Zheng BFA Foundation Studies 2023.
