Mentors

Alexis Joy Hagestad (she/they) is a first-year MFA student in Photography, Video, and Imaging (PVI) at the School of Art. Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, she holds a B.F.A in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She has exhibited her work internationally and recently attended an artist residency in Sitka, Alaska. Hagestad’s research focuses on the impact of the Anthropocene on Mountain West environments and the communication processes between different species and interspecies in familial structures.

Anu is a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Arizona studying Environmental Science with a minor in Hydrology. While growing up in Tucson’s unique desert, she began to gain interest in the environmental sciences. She pursued this interest while attending the University of California, San Diego for her undergraduate degree, where she graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Systems and a B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning.