Zygote Press Interns

Emma Gatzulis is an interdisciplinary printmaker from northeastern Ohio. She earned her BFA in Printmaking and Fine Art Photography from Kent State University in 2025, where she developed a practice rooted in material exploration and process driven inquiry.

Her work investigates the fragile and shifting nature of memory through the tactile qualities of printmaking techniques. By embracing repetition, layering, and physical manipulation, she mirrors the way memories are constructed, altered, and obscured over time. Her surfaces often carry traces of distortion that echo the imperfect act of remembering.

Rorke McCullough is an artist born and operating in Northeast Ohio. His work focuses on current political issues in the US and globally. Other influences include punk and hardcore visuals, comics, and medical artwork along with occasional pop culture references. McCullough graduated from KSU in 2025 with a BFA in printmaking. His work often employs lithography, intaglio, and relief printing. Much of his work exists in the realm of satire and hyperbole whilst still being rooted in reality and commenting on current issues.

Tyler Woody is a multi-media print and paper-making artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a recent graduate from Kent State University with a BA in Studio Art with minors in theatre performance and costume design and technology. She is also in the process of getting her teaching license to become an Art Teacher within the next two years after doing a bit of  traveling. She loves to travel, learn new art techniques and media, as well as explore different types of film, music, dance, and literature.

Before she attends graduate school in the next few years for a Masters in Education and Art Administration, she plans to learn as much about printmaking and paper making as possible. This internship is a perfect opportunity to do that, while also networking, making new connections with other artists, and growing personally and professionally.

Kenny Borsch is an interdisciplinary artist from northeastern Ohio and a recent graduate of Kent State University, where he earned a BFA in Studio Art concentrating in Drawing, along with minors in both Print Media and Psychology. Working primarily in mixed media, his practice entwines mementos, text, drawings, and photographs to preserve fleeting moments, transforming their essence into layered visual narratives. His work serves as a reflection on the fragility of memory and the complexity of human connection.

Priscilla Yrad is a Filipino American interdisciplinary designer from Northeast Ohio. She is a recent graduate of Kent State University, where she studied Visual Communication Design and minored in User Experience Design. Priscilla excels at creating meaningful and impactful designs. With an interest in typography, she has applied her knowledge of digital typefaces to traditional letterpress design, working backwards to innovate and appreciate design in all its forms.

Lizi (Ciara Walker) is a digital and installation based artist with a BFA in photography and digital media. Her work explores the depths of mental health and how it is reflected within the world and the mind.

Anthony Ford is a multidisciplinary artist and photographer based in Cleveland, Ohio. His work centers on process, material exploration, and community-based creative practice. Through photography, design, and ceramics, he documents the experience of learning and making as an ongoing, shared process.

Alyssa Reamsbottom recently graduated Bowling Green State University with her BFA, her focus is in Printmaking and she is currently researching the mezzotint process. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio Alyssa has always been surrounded by the arts and was drawn to it from a young age. Her hope is to continue her studies of the mezzotint process.

Kevin (he/him) has been in the Cleveland community for a little over two years. He first visited Zygote (at the old location) to pick up an art piece from RA. After seeing the industrial-style studio and meeting the artist community there, he knew it was something he wanted to be a part of. He studied physics at Case for his undergrad and enjoys producing/recording electronic and experimental music (as former twins) in his free time. He also wants to shoutout his friends and coworkers at Algebra Teahouse. As an offsite intern, Kevin helps Sequoia and other Zygote staff put on programs for the Cleveland community. He is really excited to learn how to use all this studio equipment and make some ART and FRIENDS.

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in over five states, Jocelyn Stewart is a graphic designer and illustrator with a love for all things colorful and bold. She will be graduating from Kent State University with her B.A. in Visual Communication Design with a background in fine arts. Her illustrative work is a passionate homage to comic book illustration and video games, while her design work aims to capture nostalgia and happiness. Jocelyn enjoys crazy music, vintage tech, and chunky typefaces.

Anna is a rising third year Argentine-American student studying Art History and Spanish at Case Western Reserve University from Orange County, California. She loves all forms of art, having dabbled in visual, musical, and performing arts. She is so excited to be working with Zygote to deepen the arts community here in Cleveland!

Emilie Bonsignore is an interdisciplinary artist currently studying at Cleveland State University and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2027. Majoring in studio arts, she focuses her work in drawing, painting, and printmaking. Much of Emilie’s recent work has reflected on her inner growth, self development, and change through visual metaphors such as roses and thorns. In her free time, Emilie likes to spend her time playing with her dogs, reading, hiking, traveling, and catching up on her endless side projects.  

Paige grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and recently graduated from Case Western Reserve University where she studied art history, studio art, and letterpress printing. She is a multimedia artist, pop culture enthusiast, and creative writer. She is most familiar with letterpress, linocut, and dry point printmaking and is very excited to be a part of the Zygote community! Outside of art, Paige loves film, doing theatrical lighting, reading, and playing board games.