The award winners
have been announced for the Ashland University 2018 Juried Student Art
Exhibition which will run through April 8 in the University’s Coburn Gallery.
This exhibition
offers $1,000 in awards to student artists, including Best in Show, Bernini Award,
Dean’s Award, People’s Choice Award and awards in each of the six art areas:
painting, printmaking, sculpture, digital art, graphic design and drawing. The
awards were announced at the opening reception of the exhibition on March 15,
2018. The People’s Choice award will be announced on the Coburn Gallery’s
Facebook page on March 26, 2018.
The outside juror for
exhibition was Stephanie Craig. Craig is an Assistant Professor at Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus, where
she teaches ceramics, 3D foundation and sculpture classes and is also
the co-director of the campus art gallery. Craig accepted 52 entries of the 111 art
entries submitted.
Award winners include:
Best in Show - $250
Rachael Santee, Columbus, Ohio
“Grasping”
Oil Painting
Sponsored by the Coburn Gallery
Bernini Award - $100
Lauren Bayless, Marion, Ohio
“The Basement”
Acrylic Painting
Sponsored and selected by Dr. Wendy and Scott Schaller
College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award - $200
Ashley Montgomery, Centerburg, Ohio
“Fantastic Currency”
Digital Design
Sponsored and selected by Ashland University Dean of College of
Arts & Sciences- Dr. Dawn Weber
These art area awards were sponsored
by the AU Art + Design Dept and the Coburn Art Gallery:
3-D Award - $100
Samantha Rhonemus, Bluffton, Ohio
“Soldadura
“ Metal sculpture
Printmaking Award - $100
Keeleigh Myers, Sandusky, Ohio
“Eruption”
Relief Print
Digital Art & Photography Award- $100
Saige Haines “Seven String Sins”, Sunbury, Ohio
Photograph with yarn
Graphic Design Award-$100.00
Kiana Zeigler, Ashland, Ohio
“This
is Our Land “
Digital Design
Painting Award - $100
Victoria Roddy, Westerville, Ohio
“Ohio
in Wintertime”
Oil Painting
Drawing Award - $100
Callie Roddy, Westerville, Ohio
“Skeleton Study #1”
Charcoal Drawing
Alumni “Wink” Award- $25.00 Gift Card
Alex Roddy, Westerville, Ohio
“You Have River Mud Clinging to Your
Bones, Swamp Water in Your Lungs”
Ink drawing
The Alumni Award is selected and sponsored by 2012 alumnus
Jennifer Winkler.
