Gallery Type: Artwork from Psyche Inspired

A loose, sketchy, geometric drawing shows specialists working around the Psyche spacecraft mounted to the launch vehicle, working with their hands or on computers, shadowy outline of the spacecraft with solar panels deployed in the background. The work is rough and unfinished, and the asteroid unformed, to show that the mission is still in progress and Psyche's true appearance is still unknown.

April 27, 2026

Seeking

CAITLIN RICHARD April 27th, 2026 Major: BS Biological Sciences (Conservation Biology & Ecology), BS Anthropology Genre/Medium: Sennelier Soft Pastels on BFK Rives Paper, Cream, 22″...
A grayscale pen stippling drawing shows a surreal landscape. In the upper right corner is an eye, peering at the Psyche spacecraft suspended beneath a large hand guiding it with delicate strings. A metallic humanoid figure looks at a flight path with a spyglass in front of its view. A desk is shown covered in books, cartographic instruments, and a mirror with a reflection of the Psyche asteroid.

April 23, 2026

Cartographer of the Cosmos

Brianna Blanchard April 23rd, 2026 Major: Environmental Public Health Genre/Medium: Black and white ink pens on paper About the Work: Cartographer of the Cosmos explores the act of mapping the...
A circular, low-relief sculpture sits on a black cardboard base. Crumpled silver and copper foils form torn ridges and sharp edges. Steel wool and chicken wire create tangled cavities. Gravel and sand are embedded throughout. Charcoal darkens recessed areas, and mirror fragments catch light within fractured metallic layers.

April 20, 2026

Specimen (16 Psyche)

Addison Mayhew April 20th, 2026 Major: New Media Design Genre/Medium: Abstract Sculpture (cardboard, aluminum foil, steel wool, chicken wire, copper leaf, silver leaf, black acrylic paint, rocks,...
The sculpture is based on the outline of the spacecraft; each surface of the "satellite" becomes a canvas. Each piece has engraved images of the struggles endured by Psyche: the abandoning in the mountains, the secret life inside Cupid's palace, and finally the elevation. Such a stylistic touch is used intentionally, referring to the classical artistry of the Renaissance woodcut.

April 17, 2026

The Organs of a Goddess

Minh Nguyen April 17th, 2026 Major: Biomedical Engineering Genre/Medium: 3D-Sculpting and Acrylic paint About the Work: The work “Organs of a Goddess” features two sculptures representing...
“Mission Psyche: Spacecraft Journal Entry” depicts the Psyche spacecraft alongside a breakdown of its instruments as though it were a page out of a cartographer’s journal. In the top left corner, it has the name of the spacecraft as well as its launch/arrival date. Above the middle of the page is a drawing of Psyche. Below that, as well as in the top right corner, are Psyche’s various instruments.

April 15, 2026

Mission Psyche: Spacecraft Journal Entry

SAMANTHA MANLEY April 15th, 2026 Major: Illustration Genre/Medium: Digital About the Work: “Just as ancient cartographers filled the uncharted edges of their seafaring maps with drawings...
This is a vase with brownish black glaze on the outside. At the shoulder of the vase there is a horizontal stripe running around the piece that is unglazed and on this stripe, opposing eachother, sit two mini replicas of halves of the asteroid 16 Psyche. The inside is glazed with a dark blue glaze.

April 13, 2026

Rhythmic Rotation

Martha Quirie April 13th, 2026 Major: Art Practices & Psychology Genre/Medium: Cone 10 porcelaneous stoneware and overglaze About the Work: This piece, “Rhythmic Rotation” was...
This piece depicts five butterflies, carrying different parts of the Psyche spacecraft. They are all moving in different directions and are holding the instruments on their back, in between their wings. In the background, there are dotted lines moving between the figures. Everything is outlined in black, and the shading is done in black cross-hatching.

April 8, 2026

The Soul of the Mission

ISABELLA GARCIA April 8th, 2026 Major: Art & Design Genre/Medium: Digital Illustration About the Work: This piece, “The Soul of the Mission,” is a digital illustration that describes...
Amid the sea of iridescent glaze, you can find a small replica of the spacecraft and its solar panels. The Copper Cobalt Raku glaze moves organically across the vessel, producing radiant tones of copper red and orange alongside greens and blues.

April 6, 2026

Space Exploration

JACQUELYN SUBLETT April 6th, 2026 Major: Ceramics & Physics Genre/Medium: High-Fire Stoneware, Copper Cobalt Raku Glaze About the Work: “Space Exploration” depicts the Psyche spacecraft...
This project explores asteroid 16 Psyche by turning three magnetic field theories into abstract 2D animations. Psyche appears as a white silhouette while particles show invisible forces around it. One version shows it acting like a small magnetized planet, another shows a stronger magnetic shield, and the third shows no magnetic field but interaction with solar wind.

April 3, 2026

The Three Magnetic Field Theories

REMY CANTRELLE April 3rd, 2026 Major: Digital Art Genre/Medium: Digital, 2D Animation About the Work: This project explores the mystery of asteroid 16 Psyche by turning three different magnetic...
Anime girl as a embodiment of Psyche has blue butterfly wings that represent the thrusters. Illustration of thrusters in the background

April 1, 2026

Xenon!

ANNE WANG April 1st, 2026 Major: Economics and Art Theory & Practice Genre/Medium: Digital Art About the Work: Xenon! This magical element that emits the familiar bright blue light we associate...
Psyche Lander Mission is a playable experience that teaches visitors about the Psyche asteroid. Using only the arrow keys of a keyboard, players get to land on Psyche, move around the terrain, and investigate points of interest along its surface. Colorful hand drawn sprites depict the asteroid being orbited by the spacecraft. A rover launches from the orbiter to start exploring the surface.

March 30, 2026

Psyche Lander Mission

TOMMY DESJARDINS March 30th, 2026 Major: 3D Digital Design Genre/Medium: HTML5 Game About the Work:  Psyche Lander Mission is a short playable experience that teaches visitors about the Psyche...
Join the Journey, Follow the Flyby is a kinetic typographic animation centered on NASA’s Psyche mission and its upcoming Mars flyby. It is a 40-second vertical animation using large, moving text to share quick facts. Words appear and shift in time with music, supported by simple shapes and graphics. The piece is designed for social media and focuses on clearly communicating the May 2026 flyby.

March 27, 2026

Join the Journey

RILEY PERRY March 27th, 2026 Major: Communication Design & Environmental Biology Genre/Medium: Kinetic Typographic Animation About the Work: Join the Journey, Follow the Flyby is a kinetic...