editorial

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Abigail Yadegar

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Abigail is a junior from Los Angeles studying the History of Art. She is specializing in British art, and is particularly interested in the post-WWII period. When she’s not geeking out at the YCBA as a gallery guide, music directing her Yale a cappella group, or packing her G-cal with various commitments and events, she can be found on her never-ending hunt for good bookstores.

Farid Djamalov

Founder

Farid is a senior from Montreal majoring in the History of Art at Yale. He is interested in photography, Soviet nonconformism and queer theory, and speaks six languages.

Willa Hawthorne

Assistant Social Chair/ Graphic Design

Willa Hawthorne is a first-year from Los Angeles studying music and urban studies. She loves installation art, electronic music, and opera.

Anabel Moore

Managing Editor

Anabel Moore is a sophomore double-majoring in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and the History of Art, and is a member of the Yale Jackson School’s global health program. Originally from Seattle, Washington, but having grown up in the Caribbean, Anabel is passionate about the intersection of anatomy and physiology and art history. In her free time, she can be found writing, listening to French podcasts, and shopping for books she will most likely not read.

Seri Lee

Editor-at-large

Seri is a junior from Seoul majoring in History of Art. She is interested in early modern paintings, especially self-portraits. In her free time, she likes to stretch, write poems, and read random articles on food, health, and (obviously!) art. She recently started an Instagram account @serimpression for poems she has written on memorable works of art.

Keerthana Chari

Copy Editor

Keerthana is a sophomore in Berkeley studying Environmental Engineering. She is interested in the intersections of science and art, and the aesthetics of natural phenomena. Outside of YUJAAH, Keerthana is a student guide at the YCBA, violinist in DPops, and involved in science research. In her free time, she loves to read, paint, and search for a good cup of iced chai!

Daniella Sanchez

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Daniella Sanchez is a sophomore from Miami, Florida pursuing a double major in the History of Art and Comparative Literature at Yale University. She is interested in tribal art, and the intersection between cultural traditions and art. She loves drawing, writing poetry, and going for long runs.

Chela Simón-Trench (she/they)

Treasurer, Managing Editor, and Social Chair

Chela is a sophomore majoring in History of Art. She loves installations that interact with their surrounding land and considers the journey to artworks part of the emotion a piece elicits. She is also fascinated by how contemporary artists around the globe maintain authentic creative voices under sometimes crushing external pressures. Chela speaks Mandarin, Spanish, and is training to be a tea master.

Camila Otero

Historian

Camila is a sophomore majoring in History of Art with a Chinese certificate. She is very interested in art as a product of political and social tensions across the globe, mainly contemporary art. Outside of class, she loves journaling, drawing, and lifting weights!

Ana Rodrigues

Managing Editor

Ana Rodrigues is a member of the Yale College class of 2025, majoring in the History of Art and Urban Studies (aka, a glorified history major). As a managing editor at YUJAAH, she brings a wide range of experience in the art historical and museum fields to her work, including work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Yale Center for British Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. In her free time, Ana has been learning how to crochet and watching Ted Lasso (football is life!).

Bri Anderson

Editor-at-large

Bri is a sophomore in Stiles majoring in Political Science. She is from a small town in Georgia called Dahlonega. In my free time, she loves reading, painting, writing, and baking. Besides YUJAAH, she is involved in the Independent Party of the YPU, her sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma, and she write for the weekend section of the YDN. She is super excited to be an Editor-at-Large this year and is so looking forward to reading everyone's work!

Elena Ungurianu