Iris Yu is an artist who was born in Atlanta, GA and lives and works in Connecticut. In her work, Iris creates scenes to explore the psychological space where narratives and images are absorbed into the consciousness, with forms that slip in and out of realization. When she isn't painting (or drawing, or printmaking), Iris enjoys watching murder mystery and heist movies, and sitting outside in a field.

Caroline Cavalier is a photographer and writer based in New York. She recently graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in English (Writing) and Art History (Visual Arts), where she expanded her body of work and practice. She is passionate about black-and-white analog photography and creative non-fiction. Her work often explores the intricacies of complex relationships - familial, friendship, intimate, and the self - as a way to make sense of her body’s perceptions of pain and pleasure. She takes great inspiration from silver things, loud live music, kissing, memoirs, ocean waters, and the natural world.

Madeline Eldridge is a studio artist and curator based in Morris, CT. She received her BFA with a focus on Painting and Drawing in 2024 from the University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT. During time in her studio, Madeline focuses on mixed media projects, while always coming back to and nurturing her relationship with drawing.

Faye conceives of the painting process as an intimate choreography between actual and pictorial space. A collector of antiquity, fragments of poems, found objects and images that for her are treasures that hold something of the spirit of Hopkins’s poetic theory of inscapes that anchors her imaginative world within the tangible.

Maria Golosnaya (b. 1996) is a Moscow-based painter whose practice is a deep and continuous inquiry into the transformation of cultural heritage. Her artistic journey began with a thorough mastery of classical techniques at the Ilya Glazunov Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, which she later re-evaluated through contemporary frameworks. She has exhibited her work at the New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the MARQ Museum in Argentina, and participated in art fairs like Miami Art Basel (Miami, 2022) and the international contemporary Blazar art fair (Moscow, 2024).

Born in 1996 in Moscow, Polina lived and studied in the UK and Cyprus. She works with traditional techniques such as oil, watercolor, and pencil. In her practice, she explores traditional romantic themes of self-exploration, contemplation in solitude, one’s connection to nature and the universe. Her works are often inspired by tales and myths where the main character is opposing the surrounding world, where the landscapes reflect directly the character’s inner state of mind, and where one tries to find the purpose.

Rajesh Dhar is a photographer who holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. His artistic practice revolves around capturing the vibrancy of India’s cultural and religious diversity, especially focusing on rural festivals and the emotional energy of communal celebration.

Inez Lynch Alfaro is a feminist photographer based in Santa Cruz, CA. Her work explores the intersection of gendered power and analog image-making processes. Set to graduate from UCSC with a double major in Studio Arts and Feminist Studies, her works explore the power relationships between the camera, the body, and garments. Informed by her embodied experience as a queer woman, she intervenes in photographic traditions by investigating cultural constructions of gender. More works can be found at her website: inezlynchalfaro.myportfolio.com. 

JC Alfier’s (they/them) latest poetry book is The Shadow Field (Louisiana Literature Press). Credits include Faultline, Brooklyn Review, Notre Dame Review, Penn Review, River Styx, and Vassar Review. They are also a collagist after the styles of Francesca Woodman, Deborah Turbeville, and especially Katrien De Blauwer.

Helen Huynh is a senior at Yale University studying psychology.

Madeleine Schroeder is a Seattle-based oil painter. Primarily self-taught, she loves to blend realism and surrealism, classical and contemporary; highlighting her compositions with vibrant colors and details. Coming from a varied background of circus arts, environmental studies, and music, her passion for visual art found a home in oil painting around 2022 and it has been her primary focus ever since. 

Eli Osei is a writer from Johannesburg.

Alice Lockhart studied illustration at Falmouth University where she graduated in 2022. She then went on to study at the Royal Drawing School where she graduated in 2023. Influenced by her interest in storytelling, her work weaves together imagery from dreams, memories and observations to create an imaginal space which is both familiar and yet deeply strange.

Tessa Lapalme is an illustrator creating digital content reminiscent of classical children’s books. Her illustrations incorporate texture and fine line detail.

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Andrew Sun is a Chinese American photographer and NYU student exploring cultural identity through fashion and portraiture. His work examines Asian American experiences, using photography as both personal therapy and social commentary.

Katie Hughbanks (she/her) is a writer, photographer, and teacher whose photos appear nationally and internationally in more than 70 magazines. She is the author of two chapbooks, Blackbird Songs (Prolific Press, 2019) and It's Time (Finishing Line Press, 2024). She teaches English and Creative Writing in Louisville, Kentucky, US. 

El Mayer is a student studying fine art at Connecticut College with a concentration in painting.