JURIED STUDENT ART SHOW
February 10 – March 17, 2017
Submission: February 10, 9:30 am – Noon – Building A Lobby, OCH
Awards and Reception February 16, 2-3 pm – Building A Lobby, OCH
Pick-up Exhibited Work: March 17, 9:30 am – Noon – Building A Lobby, OCH
Prizes: Winners were announced at the reception on February 16, 2017.
1st Place – “Collective Corner Still Life”. Charcoal drawing– Rachel Wallace, AFA student Drawing was done in Drawing I class, Instructor – Sandra CasserlyJudges Comments: Charcoal is a difficult medium. To keep a viewer’s attention with what appears to be a simple still-life is admirable and the artist has also achieved a wide range of values and detail. I was drawn to this work because of its simplicity of subject yet complexity of objects represented with charcoal.
2nd Place – “Armageddon”. Mixed Media drawing – Amber Tarlton, AFA studentDrawing was done independently, student was in the Drawing I class with Instructor – Sandra Casserly.
Judges Comments: Although typically, self-portraits hold little interest to me visually. I am in admiration of this work for the artist’s skill with graphite and the textural quality of the mixed media within the snake. I hope that making the viewer uncomfortable was a conscious consideration on the part of the artist.
3rd Place – Photo –” @Samsung ” – Nick Evola, AFA studentDigital Photography with Cheryl Hicks.
Judges Comments: The conceptual implications of this photograph were not lost on me. The idea that we view our world, currently, through the lens of a cell phone rather than a real camera or even our own eyes is disturbing but a new reality. I think this image captures the unfortunate truth that our world is saturated through a series of filters and that we have become more removed from ourselves, each other, and nature.
All of the work that received an honorable mention was work I returned to again and again, a difficult task for any artist. They all demonstrated skill with materials and visual interest; I was drawn to all of them immediately
- “Dynastinae”. Airbrush Brandon, GRD student
GRD 280 class, Instructor – Cheryl Hicks - “Symmetry Killer.” Photography – Nick Evola, AFA student
Digital Photography class, Instructor – Cheryl Hicks - “Lost Memories”. Charcoal – Allion Pate, AFA student
Drawing I class, Instructor – Sandra Casserly - “Fruit and Flowers Still Life”. Oil. – Candice Robson, AFA student
Painting I class, Instructor – Alla Parsons - “Monochromatic Still Life”. Oil. – Rachel Wallace, AFA student
Painting I class, Instructor – Alla Parsons
Juror: Jennifer-Marie Wallace, Professor of Art Foundations, UNCC
