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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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University of Iowa BFA student Casey Mathews poses for a portrait on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, inside of his studio space located in the Visual Arts building. Mathews is a printmaker and began studying art after taking a general education art class.

Student Spotlight: Printmaker dives into themes of power, idolization

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Editor January 29, 2020

In the right-hand corner of the University of Iowa Visual Arts Building printing studio lies a desk covered with spray paint bottles, charcoal drawings of people pinned to the wall. Standing among it...

University of Iowa sophomore, Will Adams poses for a portrait in the Voxman Music Building on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020. Will Adams is an aspiring professional actor currently making the rounds in local theater productions and concert performances.

In the spotlight: UI theatre and vocal performing arts student ‘destined’ for the stage

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter January 22, 2020

Despite growing up in a nonmusical family and dedicating more than half his high-school career to baseball, University of Iowa sophomore Will Adams has always known he was destined for the stage. “I’ve...

University of Iowa student Salman Yakub poses for a portrait in the Visual Arts Building on Dec. 8, 2019. Yakub is an artist, musician, and writer.

A musician and painter, UI student is inspired by ‘things that become hazy with time’

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter December 11, 2019

Salman Yakub entered the coffee shop donned in a blue and white collared shirt etched with skulls and flowers across the fabric; perhaps mimicking his artistic ability for drawing. Yakub, a UI musician...

Senior Reanna Lewis paints in City Park on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Lewis is a painter, rapper, poet, and dancer. Lewis said that painting outside helps her to connect to her spirituality. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan).

Student Spotlight: An artist of many mediums; from painting to dancing, songwriting, and poetry, UI student has it all

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter December 4, 2019

Although many artists primarily focus on one art form, University of Iowa senior Reanna Lewis dabbles in a variety of mediums as a songwriter, poet, dancer/choreographer, painter and multi artist. Lewis...

University of Iowa B.F.A. student Hannah Song poses for a portrait in her studio space inside the Visual Arts Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Song became interested in ceramics after taking classes during her first year at the UI.

Everyday items made beautiful: UI student creates ceramic art through intricate designs

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter November 20, 2019

University of Iowa senior Hannah Song stood out like a light on the open ocean in the dimly lit coffee shop. Clutching a stuffed animal llama satchel in one arm and wearing a pink sweatshirt and matching...

Neva Nobles-Alder poses for a portrait with part of her collection of bugs on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. She uses these bugs, which she acquires post mortem, along with other three-dimensional art to make photographs. Nobles-Alder is a graduate student at the University of Iowa studying photography and book arts.

UI graduate student beautifies the world of insects through scenic photography

Kyler Johnson, Arts Reporter November 13, 2019

Walking into her cubicle-style office, it’s easy to see third-year photography graduate student Neva Nobles-Alder has developed an eclectic personal environment. Model settings, pinned insects, and miniturely-crafted...

Editor-in-Chief of Ink Lit Mag Sydney Mayes poses for a photo in Stanley Hall on Wednesday, 6 November, 2019. Ink Lit Mag will launch its 17th issue this fall.

Ink Lit Magazine editor shares poetry, leadership skills with UI writing community

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter November 6, 2019

Before coming to the University of Iowa, Sydney Mayes attended the Denver School of the Arts, where she honed her creative-writing skills and found a love for poetry before college. During her first semester...

The artwork of university of Iowa student, Adrianna Elgatian poses is seen in the Visual Arts Building in Iowa City on Monday, October 28, 2019. Adrianna is a painter/printmaker who works under the pseudonym, Blacksheep. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan.)

Student Spotlight: UI student uses graphic design, drawing to showcase women

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter October 30, 2019

Adrianna Elgatian entered the coffee shop with her arms full of drawings, many of which were elegantly sketched figures of nude women. “I’ve always found women easier to draw for myself,” Elgatian...

Paris Sissel poses for a portrait in Hancher Auditorium on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Student Spotlight: Bringing artistic background, marketing mind to UI theatre scene

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter October 23, 2019

At the start of her freshman year at the University of Iowa, Paris Sissel attended a job fair not knowing what to expect. She then spent her first two years at the UI as an usher at Hancher Auditorium. Now...

Adelina Reels practices with bandmate John Quijas in their home on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Reels and Quijas are in the band Dog Dave and recently won The of Battle of the Bands at the University of Iowa.

Student Spotlight: Dog Dave far from the dog days

Naomi Hofferber, Arts Reporter October 16, 2019

What began as a dream of a four-piece psychedelic rock garage band has since evolved into the folky grunge power duo Dog Dave, consisting of University of Iowa sophomore Adelina Reels and Iowa City local...

Julie Fiscella poses for a portrait with her piece entitled “Breathe” on Tuesday, October 8 in the Installation Lab of the Visual Arts Building. (Megan Conroy/The Daily Iowan)

Student Spotlight: UI graduate student creates meditation spaces through reclaimed objects

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter October 9, 2019

Large hunks of decaying tree bark lay across a table while watercolor paintings hung on Julie Fiscella’s corner of the graduate student sculpture commons in the Visual Arts Building. Fiscella, a first-year...

Nika Drnovsek journals in her Hillcrest dorm room on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Nika came to Iowa from Ljubljana, Slovenia to study creative writing for four years.

International students taste top-notch creative-writing program at the UI

Kyler Johnson, Arts Reporter October 2, 2019

Three exchange students — Samira Erdmann, Yannik Putsch, and Nika Drnovsek — are contributing to the University of Iowa’s status as the Writing University and crafting their own written works. These...