“Studying multiple disciplines in tandem gave me a blueprint for how I think and work today.”
Major/minors: Studio Art major, Biology and Art History double-minor
Lives in: Berlin, Germany and Brooklyn, NY
What work looks like: “I exhibit my artwork in galleries and museums in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. I spend most of my time painting and drawing but also spend time on administrative work, shipping and receiving, writing, editing, accounting, etc. ”
What she loves about it: “I love that there is no template for what it means to be a contemporary artist. As an artist you are constantly re-defining your own projects to best accommodate your obsessions, your influences, and the big questions you are trying to probe in the world.”
What she gained from a liberal arts education: “Studying multiple disciplines in tandem gave me a blueprint for how I think and work today. By taking a wide variety of classes outside of my major I learned to approach my artistic projects as research endeavors, applying rigor and thoroughness to every inquiry, no matter how idiosyncratic or personal. Because of the wide-ranging aspect of my liberal arts education, I saw the importance of being legible not just to my own field of contemporary art but across disciplines. I learned this especially from my time in the Honors College, in which my fellow students came from all over the university to join in seminars on literature or philosophy. I also learned to value clarity in writing and self-presentation. This has all strengthened my belief in the importance of intellectual generosity.”