The award winners have been announced for the Ashland University 2023 Juried Student Art and Design Exhibition that will run through March 24 in the University’s Coburn Art Gallery.
This exhibition offers over $1000.00 in awards to student artists, including Best in Show, Bernini Award, Dean’s Award, Saville Award, People’s Choice Award and the AU Permanent Art Collection Award. The awards were announced at the opening reception of the exhibition on March 2, 2023.
Gallery patrons will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favorite artwork while visiting the exhibition. Voting runs through 4:00pm on March 19, 2023. The People’s Choice award will be announced on the Coburn Gallery’s Facebook page on March 20, 2023.
The exhibition features 82 works selected by the outside juror Emily Bartolone. Bartolone obtained her BFA from the University of Dayton and her MFA from Kent State University. She is currently working and living in northeastern Ohio where she is the Curator of the Malone Art Gallery at Malone University, Canton, OH. Her work has been seen in publications such as Art Hole Magazine, London, ENG, and Okay Cool Magazine, New York, NY. Within her career, she has shown at Project Gallery V, New York City, NY, the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, The Contemporary, Dayton, OH, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA, the Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, and the St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO, among others.
Best in Show -
Mason Smith ( Ashland, Ohio )
“Evening In”
Drawing with Willow Charcoal on Paper
Sponsored by the Department of Art and Design and the Coburn Gallery
Honorable Mention Awards-
Amaya Copeland ( Westerville, Ohio )
“Anger in Self Perception”
Watercolor painting
Grace Crall ( Ashland, Ohio )
“Noted”
Drawing with Markers, Pen, Paint Pen
Saylor Van Auker (Mansfield, Ohio )
“Naturally Fragile”
Steel Sculpture
Sponsored by the Department of Art and Design and the Coburn Gallery
Bernini Award -
Allison Spencer ( West Salem, Ohhio )
“An Adoro Biological Study”
Colored Pencil Illustration
Sponsored by Dr. Wendy and Mr. Scott Schaller
College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Purchase Awards-
Mason Smith ( Ashland, Ohio )
Impending Passing
Scratch Board drawing
Saylor Van Auker (Mansfield, Ohio )
Hanging on by a Thread
Wire and Steel Sculpture
Sponsored and selected by Ashland University Dean of College of Arts & Sciences- Dean’s Office
Ashland University Permanent Art Collection Award
Hannah Keough ( Spencer, Ohio )
Clown Series-Blue, Pink & Green
Digital drawings
Saylor Van Auker (Mansfield, Ohio )
The One Red Line
Acrylic painting
Sponsored and selected by Ashland University Permanent Art Collection-
Alumni “Wink” Award
The Alumni Award is sponsored by 2012 alumnus Jennifer Winkler.
Hayley Smith ( Canton, Ohio )
Passion Crashing Soul
Acrylic painting
The Saville Award
Sarah Shearer ( New Franklin, Ohio )
Album Cover Design
Graphic design
Sponsored by Michael Bird and Kaylin Henry
The Coburn Gallery is open from 10am-5pm Monday through Friday and 12pm-4pm on Saturday/ Sunday. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. For more information about the exhibition, call 419.289.5652 or visit us on Facebook.
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