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CONTRIBUTOR BIOS

Originally from the south side of Chicago, Eric Brotheridge came to Indiana in 1990 and now considers himself a Hoosier. Eric finished up his time at IU this past Spring Semester. He will continue to reside in Bloomington working at Morgenstern’s Bookstore. Eric is thrilled to have curated the Poetry section and Religion section at Morgenstern’s. He also serves as the Sunday Minister at First Christian Church in Bedford. Peace, piece by piece.

Madison Cox is a junior double-majoring in English and Journalism at Indiana University, originally from the swamplands of Mississippi. She can most often be found in the Indiana Memorial Union, where she currently serves as Co-Director of Union Board’s Canvas Creative Arts Committee. Other artistic endeavors include serving as President of Writers Talk, a student creative writing organization at IU. In her humble opinion, capital letters are overrated. She really wants to write books someday.

Keena Du is a senior at Indiana University, majoring in Marketing and minoring in Creative Writing. She grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, but is excited to study abroad in London in Fall 2021. Her writing is often inspired by passing observations — a dizzy smile, a lonely hand — blown up and projected into poetry.

Mollyann Duffner is a junior at Indiana University from Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is majoring in Spanish, minoring in Psychology, and planning to apply to a Physician’s Assistant graduate program this spring. She currently works as a writing tutor at Well’s Library, a patient care technician at Parkview hospital, and is an undergraduate teaching assistant for an anatomy laboratory. She has an expansive variety of interests, but loves most to be outside reading, running, or hanging out with her friends.

Bethany Habegger recently completed her BFA in Painting at Indiana University Bloomington. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1999 to a family of artists. Raised by two painters, Bethany has been creating work from a very young age. Her current work focuses on abandoned spaces and how they represent our collective cultural past. She mainly works with thick, textural oil paint on canvas as well as watercolor and graphite. More of her work can be found at her website, bethanyhabegger.com.

Susanna Herrmann is a third year MFA student from Bloomington. She left Indiana to study philosophy and German and came back to switch into the arts after graduating with an undergraduate degree. Before coming to IU, she worked at the National Portrait Gallery in DC and then for a printmaker and a photographer in California. Susanna is focusing on graphic design at IU but is also passionate about painting, letterpress, and photography. She also really enjoys teaching. Her thesis work is about disorientation and imagination in art, and her final thesis show will take place in the spring of 2022.

Maria Ivancsics was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. She is currently a junior at Indiana University Bloomington. She is a Studio Art Major with a concentration in Painting. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, she hopes to pursue a Master of Fine Arts.

Madelyn Knight is from Indianapolis, IN, going into her final year at IU. She is majoring in Media with specializations in Narrative Filmmaking, Screenwriting, and Editing and Post-Production. She also has a minor in German Language. After graduation, she plans to attend law school in preparation for working in the film and television industry.

Aspen Lara is a traditional artist whose favorite mediums are colored pencils and acrylic paint. She enjoys creating still lifes and finding beauty in the mundane through her work. Currently, she is a junior in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, and plans on going into a technology-focused field after college.

Jackson Mettler is a junior at IU studying Economic Consulting, International Business, and Psychology. From Fort Wayne, Indiana, Jackson hopes to work as a strategy consultant following graduation. After spending the summer of ’21 healing from a head injury, he’s excited to be back on the tennis courts this fall with friends. Jackson would like to dedicate his pieces “The Fallen Leaf” and “The Present” to his late grandfather, Michael Mettler, their first reader.

Sahil Patel is a senior at Indiana University majoring in Economic Consulting, Public Policy Analysis, and Business Analytics with a minor in Political Science. Originally hailing from Green Brook, NJ, he can often be found in the heart of campus at the Indiana Memorial Union helping around the Union Board office, or in the Kelley School advising his mentors and younger peers. His interest in photography stemmed from inspiration by his uncle at the age of 12, and he has not been able to put a camera down since. From Bloomington to San Francisco to Washington DC, Sahil’s camera accompanies him wherever he goes and helps him feel more at home in any city.

Savannah Price is a fiber artist from Shepherdsville, Kentucky. As a sophomore at IU Bloomington, she double majors in History and Gender Studies. In her craft, Savannah primarily works with acrylic yarn to create functional art, most frequently in the form of sweaters and blankets that she can gift to those she loves.

Emma Richey is an undergraduate student at Indiana University Bloomington where she is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Arts in both English and Psychology with the ultimate goal of becoming a clinical psychologist and published author. She is a devourer of books who is notoriously passionate about animals of every sort, plants that can survive any catastrophe, and the intricacies of the human mind. In her writing, she seeks to portray the beauty and meaning inherent in even the most transient of life’s moments. (Photo not available)

Destini Ross’s (b.1998) photographic work and archival research serves as an embodiment of queer identity, mental health, and grief. In May 2021, Ross earned a BA in Art History and a BFA in Studio Art from Indiana University Bloomington as a first-generation student. Ross currently works at Sheafer + King Modern in Indianapolis while preparing to apply to graduate school to pursue her PhD.

Connor Stacey is going to be a fifth-year senior at Indiana University Bloomington in the Fall of 2021. In December, he will graduate with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science with minors in English and Informatics. Originally from Canton, Michigan, Connor plans to work as a Software Developer for Charles Schwab at their Austin, Texas office after graduation.

Caroline Sultz is a sophomore from Glenview, Illinois majoring in Marketing and minoring in Interior Design. Photography has been a hobby of hers for her whole life, from digital to film. She loves capturing candid moments, such as a donkey walking past an abandoned bus stop. She is thrilled to be a part of the CANVAS magazine!

Bryan Welch is a recent graduate from Indiana University. Originally, he is from Ann Arbor Michigan, and he plans to move to Kenosha, Wisconsin to work in the Business Development Program at Uline. As a Marketing major, he has always had a love for creative outlets such as writing, and in his junior year of college he decided to take a creative writing course that both gave him the opportunity to write short stories, as well as provide places to share them. He hasn’t looked back since!

Emily Yurkevicz is an interdisciplinary artist from Brattleboro, Vermont whose work has been exhibited and published both domestically and internationally. In 2020, her work was shown in SPOR | TRACES at the Icelandic Textile Museum, as well as in the San Jose Museum of Quilts. In Fall 2020, she was the recipient of the Innovation in Technique award for her work included in the Surface Design Association Journal’s International Exhibition in Print, Devotion: Sewing the Sacred. She is currently the Future Faculty Teaching Fellow in Sculpture at Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, IN.

For almost three decades, Canvas has served as the Indiana Memorial Union Board’s standing creative arts committee and a platform for up-and-coming creatives at Indiana University Bloomington. Through diverse programming focused on creativity and unique perspectives, Canvas aims to educate, entertain, and foster an artistic community on campus.

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