Rooted in Heritage: Art Across Yale’s Cultural Centers

Building community through photography, paintings, and more; Rooted in Heritage features Yale student artwork from the multicultural communities of Yale College. The Afro-American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural de Julia de Burgos, Middle Eastern and North African Cultural Community, and Native American Cultural Center are all represented in this exhibition. These centers act as social hubs and community bases for students to explore various cultures, and the centers add depth to the larger Yale College community.

Yale undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are featured in this show with two-dimensional artworks that are representative of themselves and their communities. The creative pieces on display contain reflections on cultural identity, shared humanity, forgotten stories, and the places they call home.

Special thanks to Schwarzman Center exhibition assistant Kadjata Bah ’27 and the cultural center art liaisons Frishta Anbari ’28, Caden Castro-Kudler ’29, Solomon Geleta ’28, Dorothy Ha ’28, and Emma Slagle ’26.

Contributing Artists:

Abigail Montes '27 ART

Alondra Moreno Santana '27

Ayushi Das '28

Campbell Bas '28

Chen Xiangyun '26 ART

Fernando Rojas '28 ARC

Imanni Sheppard '27 SOM

Ivy Pete '26

Kamryn Davenport '28

Katelyn Wang '27

Katy Maldonado Dominguez '26 GRD

Lilliana Smith '28

Maya Thompson '26

Olivia Jiang '26 SOM

Samad Hakani '26

Sarab Al Ani's Class

Shubhi Sharma '26 GRD

Sok Song '26 ART

Sophia Liu '26 SOM

Stella Duran Gonzalez '29

Te Maia Wiki '28

Wendy Cruz '27

Zitlali Garcia-Mondragon '28