Archive of Introductions

Hello All, and thank you for visiting our small corner of the World Wide Web. My name is Elizabeth Szwaya, better known as Lizzy. I am a junior in the Fine Art program at Columbia College. Two years ago I transferred here from the University of Wisconsin-... Keep Reading »

I’m Tannar – been at Columbia College what seems like forever and welcoming my final semester. I work predominately in performance and sculpture engaging in research with three overlapping subjects: confrontations between identity and cultural paradigms, spatiality of the Internet and digital media, and situating sculptural live... Keep Reading »

I said "No," twice, but I was thinking, convince me... I pretend I know what I'm doing. Dear You Know Who You Are, I'm excited to be collaborating via blogsphere with a group of diverse & inspiring artists! And that folks, is the premise of what's currently consuming... Keep Reading »

Hello Everyone! My name is Anna Tzinares, good luck trying to pronounce my last name; nobody ever gets in right...including myself sometimes. When I first came to Columbia I wanted to work on the graphic side of advertising, but after seeing all of the tedious design procedures... Keep Reading »

People usually call me Mattie, but I prefer to use my full name with my professional work. I am a 20-year-old sophomore at Columbia College, and I enrolled as a freshmen. I am currently a journalism major focusing on magazine writing and editing, but I am debating... Keep Reading »

Dear Internet, First of all, let me start by saying how glad I am to have this opportunity for the both of us to get to know each other. I like candlelight dinners, long walks on the beach…and TV. In fact, I just finished watching “The Bachelor”... Keep Reading »

Let me introduce myself, my name is Nate Krempel, and it is a pleasure to meet you and everyone else. I hope you enjoy all the posts that are to come. Throughout my life I have known that I wanted to be an artist, and create something... Keep Reading »

Hi Everyone! It's a pleasure to know you all. My name is Jessica Hoekstra, and I am a fine art student at Columbia College Chicago. I actually finished my course requirements in December and am awaiting graduation and our BFA show in May. I consider myself to... Keep Reading »

Hello world!! (+ CAA blogging team peoplez!! ). My name is Morehshin and I am an interdisciplinary artist, an art activist, photographer, video artist, and a digital designer. I was born and raised in Iran and moved to the United States in Fall 2007 to study MA... Keep Reading »

Hey, I’m Barbara Trinh, a senior at Columbia College Chicago. Let me tell you a bit about myself: I went from being a photography major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL my freshman year to transferring to Columbia for cinematography. Now, I am a general film &... Keep Reading »

What do you get when you mix a southern belle with an artistic temperament and wobbly ankles...? Well, you might just get me, Victoria Eleanor Bradford — a first-year MFA-candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media who cherishes her antebellum roots, craves the sensual experience of putting an artistic... Keep Reading »

Hello art lovers! My name is Tempestt Hazel and I’m currently a senior transfer student at Columbia College Chicago. My major is Art History and Visual Arts Management. With that being said, it’s not hard to understand why I am thrilled about my first College Arts Association... Keep Reading »

My name is Nicholas Sagan and I am entering into the last half of a 3-year MFA program in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media. That information alone doesn’t really tell you much about me so how about a little more detail? I came to the program because I... Keep Reading »

When I first came to Columbia four years ago, I was majoring in American Sign Language Interpretation. I loved learning the language, but interpreting wasn’t what I thought it would be. Two years later, I wanted to switch majors, but I wasn’t sure what to. While talking to... Keep Reading »

Hey CAA Blog Readers! So glad to meet you via cyber space! So, my name is Jennifer Lezan and I will be your Columbia insider view to the CAA Conference! Rad, huh?! I am a 24-year-old graduate student (and mom to 2 year old Bella Ann!) who... Keep Reading »