We’re excited to welcome you to Shifts: New Expressions 2026. Also check out our past exhibitions and stay tuned for details about more exhibitions this spring and summer.
Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Shifts: New Expressions 2026 | Opening April 23, 2026
About the Exhibition
Shifts: New Expressions 2026 presents a wide array of student documentary work from this academic year. Primarily featuring work by CDS undergraduate courses, the exhibition highlights new creative visions and emerging voices working across photography, multimedia, and documentary storytelling. Installed in April, this exhibition will remain on view into the summer.
Exhibiting Artists
Capstone Students
Dominique Barrett
Selena Collins
Letar Gyal (film)
Geethika Korrapati (film)
Lucas Lin (film)
Molly Ragland
Jasmin Riley (film)
Dhruv Rungta
Maxwell Simbuwa (film)
Evelyn Shue (film)
Additional Undergraduate Students
Elliot Beamer
Dominique Barrett
Laura Cai
Takoa Cartwright
Rhea Chelar
Derek Chen
Wendy Chang
Charlie Cooper
Alana Daily
Chanté Davis
Ethan Vasquez Foley
Leela Garg
Jiayue Gan
Amrita Ganeriwalla
Jeslyn Gao
Yixin Gu
Kolbe Harmon
Xinru Jiang
Arnav Jindal
Chloe Kim
Day Kim
Michael Li
Jiahan Lyu
Fernanda Matias
Davis Mead
Cole Michaud
Gabrielle McLain
Andrew McKnight
Weiyee Mock
Amber Moore
Jordan Francesca Moyd
Tony Nunn
Meyvelin Perez
Coco Ziyun Qi
Yixuan Qiu
Molly Ragland
Justina Rodriguez-Diez
Elliott Schaper
Stevie Sharp
Jeremy Shi
Janani Shanmugam
Kimberly Samboy
Cecilia Tao
Phoebe Trask
Mikaela Voinov
Brandt Wang
Cathy Yang
Joseph Yan
Faith You
Raul Ng Tang
Haoran Zhang
Scarlett Zhai
MFAEDA Student
Mort O’Sullivan
Continuing Education Students
Brenna Berry
Ana Teresa Galizes
Jelani Johnson
Opening Event
Thursday, April 23, 5–7 p.m.
The exhibition opened during CDS’s spring celebration — an annual gathering that welcomes students, faculty, staff, and community members. Attendees explored the exhibitions, connected with students graduating from CDS Undergraduate Education and Continuing Education programs, and enjoyed live music by Little Chair, an all-Duke student band, and free food from the Boricua Soul food truck.
Duke Center for Documentary Studies
1317 W. Pettigrew St.
Durham, NC 27705