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Norika Maeda is a senior from Tokyo, Japan, majoring in art and psychology.

"While I spent time studying in Rock Island, I also visited outside of Illinois on a break. I vividly remember the aesthetic of New York, Los Angeles, and Paris. As I travelled, I experienced so much hardships and frustration, but discovered so many new worlds other than my foundation as a Japanese. When I remember those things, all of the memories are beautiful."

Anna Lindenberg is a senior from Olathe, Kan., majoring in art history and studio art and minoring in French.

"Primarily, I am a pencil or painting artist and when I began my Senior Inquiry, I thought that those mediums were going to be what I created with. But as I brainstormed, as I considered different ideas for my project, this project here is the one that excited me the most. I realized later that it was because while this is not my typical artistic medium, it best represents my current interests."

Brady Holtz is a senior from Hampshire, Ill., majoring in graphic design.

"As an artist, sports are a way for me to blow off steam or clear my mind. I find it very easy to create art related to or inspired by sports, so it was a no-brainer when I was deciding what to focus on for my project. Golf, a sport deeply rooted in tradition, offers a unique challenge for me as a designer."

Emma Hogren is a senior from Port Byron, Ill., majoring in art history and biology and minoring in philosophy.

"Utilizing my experiences in these exhibitions, my experience in funeral service, and pre-existing literature on the display of human remains, I will be comparing and contrasting ways that museums should go about displaying funerary art. My goal is to start conversations around the nature of museum displays and how museum displays can dictate the way museum-goers interact with art."

Rae Gibson is a senior from DeWitt, Iowa, majoring in art history and graphic design and minoring in philosophy and art.

"As the current political climate reigns down a plethora of changes - specifically the cutting and removing of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) departments or efforts from certain museums - I find myself more and more worried about how artists, museum visitors, and museum professionals that don’t fit into stereotypical moulds of identity will find a place to be heard."

Grace Finney is a senior from Moline, Ill., majoring in business administration-finance, accounting and art history.

"For my senior inquiry project, I am exploring the connection between Swedish immigrant artists and the American Regionalist movement. From the mid 19th to early 20th century, over a million Swedes immigrated to the United States, particularly to the Midwest, where they formed tight communities that supported later arrivals."

Abby DeGustino is a senior from Lake Zurich, Ill., majoring in psychology and art.

"My work consists of paintings that are personal to my life. I am attempting to understand the inner world of someone who experiences an intricate and often devastating cycle of psychosis. This attempt to understand stems from my journey to connect with a close relative affected by this condition."