Author: Andrea Frank

Samantha Tedeschi (undeclared)Interviewed by Matt Boughton, Visual Arts Education Major This is Sam.​ Sam grew up taking dance classes for many years. She fell out of dance and in turn pursued a sport. She found comfort within the sport and held on to it throughout much of high school.​ School created an impact on her, through… Continue reading Sam Tedeschi Portrait

Fatima Correia, International StudentInterviewed by Siena Andreini, Education Major This is Correia Fatima. She is here on a study abroad trip from Brazil for the semester. She studies law, but this semester she is looking to try new things like psychology and photography.  She is excited to explore New York City and New Paltz. She has only… Continue reading Portrait of Fatima Correia

Orphenus Burger, Photography BFAInterviewed by Gia Leigh, Visual Arts Major and Madeline Marchant, Visual Arts Major Gia Leigh: To start, it was really nice to get to walk and talk with some of my classmates. This opportunity rarely ever presents itself naturally these days. The question prompts also helped because it allowed us to dig… Continue reading Portrait of Orphenus Burger

Jangir Qayum, Photography BFAInterviewed by Lucas Martinez, Visual Arts Major At just 22, Jangir has endured significant challenges that have shaped him into the exceptional person he is today. His life’s trials have sculpted him into someone truly remarkable. Hearing his story made me reflect deeply on how our unique experiences define us, and I… Continue reading Portrait of Jangir Qayum

Devon Reuse, Photography BFAInterviewed by Karina Scalisi, Photography BFA A pivotal event in Devon’s life was owning her cat, Little Cat, who made her more empathetic and intuitively find a more nurturing nature of herself. Unfortunately, he passed away, but he had a huge impact on how she saw herself and her future desires.​ Another… Continue reading Portrait of Devon Reuse

Logan Johnson, Photography BFAInterviewed by Jahda Williams A pivotal event from Logans youth that shaped her​ into who she is today was helping her mom that was​ sick at an early age, that made her compassionate​ towards the people within her life and carry that into​ the people she meets on the regular and another… Continue reading Portrait of Logan Johnson

Sar Jones, Photography BFAInterviewed by Eddie Mangione, Photography BFA Sar is a junior and a first semester photo BFA at New Paltz. She got into photography when she took a photo class in high school and knew that it was for her. During her childhood she went through many difficult transitions moving from a small… Continue reading Portrait of Sar Jones

Gia Leigh, Visual Arts MajorInterviewed by Orphenus Burger, Visual Arts Education and Photography BFA and Madeline Marchant, Visual Arts Major Orphenus: Gia talked about how one of the most pivotal moments in her childhood was when her grandma died. She talked about how it was hard for her because she was really close to her… Continue reading Portrait of Gia Leigh

Eddie Mangione, Photography BFAInterviewed and photographed by Sar Jones, Photography BFA From what I’ve learned about Eddie so far, he seems like quite a free spirit. He tries to let go of what others think about him and focus on himself. He is pretty shy and keeps to himself, but still has a huge personality… Continue reading Portrait of Eddie Mangione