Ariel Carrillo (b. 2000): Broken (2022) is an oil painting depicting my broken clavicle after an accident. I found myself looking in the mirror quite a lot, wishing my bones could go back to the way they once were. Making this painting was a way to channel my pain and trauma.

Emma Geiger (b. 2002): Glass Block No. 8 (2023) is part of a series of drawings representing personal trials of self-reflection. This series uses methods of architectural abstraction that express ways in which our minds interpret complex emotion.

Cha Htoo (b. 1999): Before Buddhism or Christianity was introduced to the Karen people, our ancestors lived in fear of different spirits. Therefore, our elders used white and red thread, which was tied to the wrists of children after calling back their spirits. It meant that the person was a spirit. The person and the spirit would stay together and could live without fear. Today, wrist tying often brings community and family together through symbolic bonding and connection with oneself. This is traditionally done in the late summer or early fall. Wrist Tying (2022) depicts this act.

Hayden Johnson (b. 2002): The Ritual (2023) highlights the exhaustive yet meditative process of maintaining women’s beauty. My piece shows the repetitive task of removing the mask women are expected to fashion. It seeks to represent this process as both a call to change and an illustrative appreciation of the unseen efforts women put forth to take on the day.

Shiloh King (b. 1994): Cold Heat (2023) is a graphic contrast between two extreme environments, showing the beautiful diversity of nature and also reminding the viewer of the struggles that come with each climate.

Alaina Mann (b. 2001): Argyria Slide (2023) is an oil painting in a series that depicts the physical attributes and microscopic representations of rare diseases. This microscopic view of argyria illustrates how it affects a kidney cell. This condition causes skin and mucous membranes to turn blue as a result of silver poisoning.

Charles McGavren (b. 1949): The interaction of four generations in the watercolor painting Time (2023) is the story of maturity separated by time, represented by twelve-sided solids and the tree rings of the antique oak tabletop upon which the family members’ hands rest. Great-grandmother brings in her hand at lower left, a stable, nurturing growth environment for the child at lower right, while the grandmother's hand at upper right gives long-distance emotional support and the mother's hand at upper left keeps busy working three jobs while providing a home for her son. Frostbite (2022) is an oil painting of an alpaca farmer in northeast Colorado. She experienced panic over potential frostbite when wearing uninsulated boots on a winter walk.

Ellie Tran (b. 2001): Skeleton Silent Reverie II (2023) is a charcoal observational drawing of skeletons in their eternal peaceful state of daydreaming and being pleasantly lost in thoughts.

Aleksis Wagstaff (b. 1999): Untitled (2023) is a seascape meant to reflect the tentative future regarding the health of our oceans and other water sources.