91传媒鈥檚 Department of Art virtually presents 48th Student Juried Exhibition
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擨n light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of Art is virtually presenting its 48th Student Juried Exhibition to showcase the talents of 91传媒 artists.
Featuring 54 works selected from 162 entries, this year鈥檚 exhibition can be viewed online at .
鈥淲hile there is no replacement for viewing a work of art in person, we are excited to share exhibitions with a wider audience through digital experiences,鈥 said Lori Neuenfeldt, 91传媒 art instructor and gallery director. 鈥淥ur commitment remains the same鈥攖o give the public access to art while giving our students opportunities to exhibit.鈥
Guest jurors are Diana Baumbach, a multi-media sculptor and associate professor of foundations at the University of Wyoming; Jimmy Fike, a photographer and residential art faculty member and exhibitions coordinator at Estrella Mountain College in Arizona; and Julie Spivey, a designer and professor of graphic design in the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia.
Any 91传媒 undergraduate student enrolled in an art class during 2019 was eligible to enter. Submitted works had to be completed within the last year and not accepted into past 91传媒 juried art exhibitions. Entries were divided into Foundations, Fine Art, Photography and Graphic Design categories and incorporate a wide variety of media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography (digital and film), ceramics, sculpture and graphic design (print and digital).
Fourteen students received awards for their pieces. They include (by hometown):
BRANDON鈥擟ourtney E. Bates, Graphic Design Honorable Mention for 鈥淚ronstrike鈥
FLORENCE鈥擬eghan A. Norman, Graphic Design Honorable Mention for 鈥淛eanne鈥檚 Menu鈥
JACKSON鈥擳ommie J.N. 鈥淭J鈥 Barnett, Photography Best in Show for 鈥淪ERIES TITLE: Light Relationship鈥
LOUISVILLE鈥擠ontae D. Ball, Foundations Honorable Mention for 鈥淔inal Pastel鈥
MADISON鈥擡laina G. Hart, Fine Art Honorable Mention for 鈥淢andy鈥
MERIDIAN鈥擜melia Dalton, Graphic Design Best in Show for 鈥淛effrey Campbell Candle & Catalog Design鈥攃ollaboration with CURiO鈥
MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama鈥擩ames L. Baggett, Graphic Design Honorable Mention for 鈥淪ave the Monarchs: Butterfly Rebrand鈥
OCEAN SPRINGS鈥擫ayla J. Adkisson, Photography Honorable Mention for 鈥淐haos Within: practically perfect鈥
RICHLAND鈥擬ecca S. Givens, Fine Art Best in Show for 鈥淟eftTurn鈥
RIDGELAND鈥擩uliet T.K. Buckholdt, Foundations Honorable Mention for 鈥淥ctet-Inspired Paper Cut Design鈥
SAVANNAH, Tennessee鈥擧ailey E. Nickels, Photography Honorable Mention for 鈥淎 Rose By Any Other Name鈥
STARKVILLE鈥擜lexus M. Milons, Photography Honorable Mention for 鈥淔inal Form 1鈥; Mary K. Sanders, Foundations Best in Show for 鈥淢aking Momma Proud鈥; and Hunter C. Smith, Foundations Honorable Mention for 鈥淎methyst鈥 and Fine Art Honorable Mention for 鈥淧orcelain Jars: Kuan Jar.鈥
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