Resonance, for the Class of 2026
by Beowulf Sheehan
Legend
A01 Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature.
A02 M.I.A., rapper.
A03 Dinosaur Jr., alternative rock band.
A04 Maura McGraw ’26 [Economics, English and Mathematics]
A05 Donna Tartt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch.
A06 Max Wang ’26 [English]
A07 Oluwatobi Olufowobi ’26 [Biology, Music]
A08 John Legend, Grammy Award-winning pianist, singer, and songwriter.
A09 Clint Macy ’26 [Economics, Cinema Studies]
A10 Rainer Maria, alternative rock band.
A11 Violaine Huisman, French author and translator, winner of the Prix Françoise Sagan and finalist for the International Booker Prize.
A12 Elise Stanton ’26 [English]
A13 Nicole Sealey, poet and National Endowment for the Arts fellow.
A14 Mallika Chari ’26 [English, Environmental Studies]
A15 Rebecca Solnit, activist and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of more than 25 books.
A16 Lee Trombly ’26 [American Studies, Art]
B01 Gigi Peloso ’26 [English]
B02 Mariam Adegoke ’26 [Environmental Science, Performance, Theater, and Dance]
B03 Edwin and Roberto Olvera, longtime members, Pilobolus Dance Company.
B04 Chase Kanitz ’26 [Physics, Music] and Tristan Kanitz ’26 [Music]
B05 Shayna Purow ’26 [Studio Art, English, Environmental Studies]
B06 Vijay Seshadri, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
B07 Bret Easton Ellis, bestselling author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero.
B08 Celia Buetens ’26 [Studio Art, Biology]
B09 Julia Sidorsky ’26 [Classics, English]
B10 Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author, biographer, and poet.
B11 Gabby Vogel ’26 [Educational Studies, Performance, Theater, and Dance]
B12 Emma Lovewell, dancer, author, and fitness advocate.
B13 Halle Puchalski ’26 [Biology, Performance, Theater, and Dance]
B14 Ai Weiwei, artist and activist.
B15 Bill T. Jones, dancer, choreographer, and founder of New York Live Arts.
B16 Aidan Loth ’26 [Music, Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies]
C01 Elise Kim ’26 [English]
C02 Walter Isaacson, biographer and former chair of CNN.
C03 Elin Hilderbrand, bestselling author of 31 novels.
C04 Alayna Blier ’26 [English, Science, Technology and Society]
C05 The Rockettes, photographed in the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Rose Reading Room.
C06 Maria Dibari ’26 [Studio Art, Mathematics], KJ Hardenbergh ’26 [Studio Art, Psychology], and Elodie Koo ’26 [Compuyter Science, Art, Environmental Studies]
C07 Josefina Moehn-Aguayo ’26 [English, Classics, Philosophy]
C08 Cormac McCarthy, National Book Award-winning author of twelve novels.
C09 Ralph Fiennes, actor.
C10 Graham Rivers ’26 [History, Cinema Studies]
C11 Neomie Noel ’26 [English, Government]
C12 Ocean Vuong, novelist, poet, photographer, professor, and MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient.
C13 The student band Recess (Jack Doyle ’26 [Environmental Policy, African-American Studies], Hunter McKendry ’26 [Environmental Science, Music], Myles Romm ’29 [Music], and Lilah Thompson ’26 [Economics, Government])
C14 ANTI-Flag, punk rock band.
C15 Maria Dahvana Headley, World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award-winning author, poet, and translator.
C16 Rohan Sajja ’26 [Philosophy, English]
Many have walked paths
of discipline and passion
their dreams their realizations
their art empowering us to see
Now you, young artist
empowered by education
you have the choice
of direction to take
and take from those
gone before you
inspiration for your voice
Find community
of shared creativity
Let none silence
what grows in abundance:
the art you make
and the artist
you are meant to be
— Beowulf Sheehan
With heartfelt thanks to the artists and student artists in these photographs and to Colby leadership, faculty, and to the student assistants and curators who helped create this exhibition:
- Myles Braverman ’26
- Nicole Lin ’28
- Jack Dai ’29
- Abby O’Kane ’29
- Isabella Garcia ’28
- Caroline Sheets ’27
- Molly Lakritz ’26