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Mia Arias, ’26
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Pablo Granados, ’27
Ashley Jenkins, ’27
Lauren Kim, ’28
Joe Sabatini, ’26
Ismael Sánchez Vargas, ’27
Shakira Suazo Valdez, ’27
Maggie Whelan, ’28
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Maggie DeWald, ’28
Isabella Flores, ’26
Morgan Gorney, ’28
Edgar Juárez Sánchez, ’28
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Sandy Martínez, ’27
Bridget Sullivan, ’28
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Anika Heywood, ’26
Sophie Sundaram, ’26 (Fenwick Scholar)
Madeline “Tessa” Zafon-Whalen, ’26
Artist Interview: Zafon-Whelan
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Éowyn Bailey, ’26 (Fenwick Scholar)
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Lily Deforge, ’28
Lila Pasquarello, ’28
Keyla Ulloa, ’28
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Jazmin López, ’28
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Paloma Apesteguía (Argentina)
Villegas Manrique (Spain)
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Fósforo reignites |
Fósforo vuelve a encenderse
Tribute | Homenaje 》
Prof. Cynthia Stone, emerita
Cover Image 》
Ficción | Fiction
Matthew Junco, ’26
Eileen Ledesma, ’26
Alana Morel, ’26
Katie Nossa, ’26
Kate Santini, ’26
Poesías
Mia Arias, ’26
Gisselle Baez Almonte, ’28
Pablo Granados, ’27
Ashley Jenkins, ’27
Lauren Kim, ’28
Joe Sabatini, ’26
Ismael Sánchez Vargas, ’27
Shakira Suazo Valdez, ’27
Maggie Whelan, ’28
Microcuentos | Microfiction
Maggie DeWald, ’28
Isabella Flores, ’26
Morgan Gorney, ’28
Edgar Juárez Sánchez, ’28
Valentina Pérez Rivera, ’28
Lauren Poltorak, ’26
Yuliana Sánchez Reyes, ’27
Sandy Martínez, ’27
Bridget Sullivan, ’28
Imágenes | Images
Anika Heywood, ’26
Sophie Sundaram, ’26 (Fenwick Scholar)
Madeline “Tessa” Zafon-Whalen, ’26
Artist Interview: Zafon-Whelan
Teatro | Theater
Éowyn Bailey, ’26 (Fenwick Scholar)
Escenas:
Lily Deforge, ’28
Lila Pasquarello, ’28
Keyla Ulloa, ’28
Reflections
Jazmin López, ’28
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Paloma Apesteguía (Argentina)
Villegas Manrique (Spain)
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Equipo editorial
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Woven Bodies
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She Does Not Need To Comfort You, 2026
yarn, thrifted sweaters, wood frame
Installation: About 8’ x 4’ x 3
yarn, thrifted sweaters, wood frame
Installation: About 8’ x 4’ x 3
Cavities, 2026
acrylic on canvas, yarn, wood board
40” x 33” x 3.25”
acrylic on canvas, yarn, wood board
40” x 33” x 3.25”
Tessa Zafón-Whalen creates two- and three-dimensional installations designed to evoke a visceral awareness of the viewer’s own body. Influenced by textile and visual artists such as Sheila Pepe, Elaine de Kooning, Sheila Hicks, and Nnenna Okore, her exhibition Woven Bodies combines yarn and paint to explore the female form. The collection was featured at the Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross as part of A P A R T, the 2026 Senior Art Major Seminar final exhibition.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, and raised in Massachusetts, Zafón-Whalen spent her life traveling between the two continents, drawing deep inspiration from Europe's monuments, museums, and theaters. These experiences sparked a lasting fascination with both historical and contemporary art, driving her to bridge classic and modern themes in her work. An English and Studio Art double major, she studied abroad at the Siena Art Institute in Italy, where her work was featured in the Spring 2025 Student Exhibition.
The pieces presented here merge canvas and yarn to examine the female body as a space of production and transformation, a realm often defined by conflict, contradiction, evolution, pain, and creation. Her soft sculptures and paintings engage directly with histories specific to women. While paint on canvas belongs to a “high art” tradition known for spontaneous gesture and abstraction, yarn is historically sidelined as a “low art” craft associated with domesticity. By emphasizing the distinct materiality of both mediums, Zafón-Whalen captures the complex, ambiguous sensations surrounding the female figure.
Editor Dan Frost sat down with Tessa to discuss her inspirations, works, and vision for the exhibition. You can read the interview (in English) here.
Details of the Exhibit
