Huntington announces student art exhibit winners
Huntington, Ind.-Huntington University recently announced the winners of the 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit to be held until April 24 in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery of the Merillat Centre for the Arts.
Artist Mee Kyung Shim served as guest juror. Shim earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Wayne State University in Michigan in 1999. She has exhibited widely in the Midwest since moving from South Korea to the U.S. Locally, her work has been shown at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Artlink, and Avant-Garde and Kachmann galleries in Fort Wayne. In addition, she has been awarded fellowships and artist-in-residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado.
Shim selected the work for the student art exhibit as well as award best of show, first place, second place, third place and special achievement recognitions.
The pieces for the exhibit were created by Huntington University students, freshmen through seniors, who are enrolled in one or more art courses. This was the first exhibition for the work. All types of media were represented.
An artist reception and awards ceremony was held on April 14 in the Wilson Gallery.The following students received recognitions:
Recipient | Award | Title of Work | Medium |
Trista Watson, a junior visual arts education major from Chambersburg, Pa. | Best of Show | "Classic Teapot" | ceramics |
Justin Wentz, a freshman graphic design major from Greencastle, Pa. | 1st Place Overall | "Drapery on Chair" | drawing |
Keri Badenhop, sophomore graphic design major from Archbold, Ohio | 2nd Place Overall | "Forest Glen" | drawing |
Trista Watson, a junior visual arts education major from Chambersburg, Pa. | 3rd Place Overall | "Rape Whistle" | design |
Daron Short, a senior graphic design major from Whiteland, Ind. | Robert E. Wilson Purchase Award | "Chrome and Rust" | photography |
Jimi Bonogofsky, a freshman digital media arts major from Montgomery Creek, Calif. | Outstanding Achievement | "Swirls" | drawing |
Justin Wentz, a freshman graphic design major from Greencastle, Pa. | Outstanding Achievement | "Evolutionary Pattern" | drawing |
Janna Larimore, a freshman graphic design from Elizabeth, Ill. | Outstanding Achievement | "Lost and Found" | drawing |
Jimi Bonogofsky, a freshman digital media arts major from Montgomery Creek, Calif. | Outstanding Achievement | "Figure of a Young Woman" | drawing |
Trista Watson, a junior visual arts education major from Chambersburg, Pa. | Outstanding Achievement | "Self Portrait '06" | drawing |
Courtney Schwerin, a freshman digital media arts major from Flanagan, Ill. | Outstanding Achievement | "Shoes" | drawing |
Ben Hopper, a junior graphic design major from Huntington, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Linerar Dam" | photography |
Joshua Watson, a senior film studies major from Annapolis, Md. | Outstanding Achievement | "Mysticism" | photography |
Ben Hopper, a junior graphic design major from Huntington, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Chicago" | photography |
Elaine Hollaar, a sophomore graphic design major from Oakville, Ontario, Canada | Outstanding Achievement | "Series on Trees #1" | photography |
Elaine Hollaar, a sophomore graphic design major from Oakville, Ontario, Canada | Outstanding Achievement | "Study of Line" | design |
Jamie Thurston, a freshman graphic design major from Van Wert, Ohio | Outstanding Achievement | "Chuck Taylor High Tops" | design |
Rebekah Raby, a freshman graphic design major from Arcanum, Ohio | Outstanding Achievement | "Popping Star" | design |
Cassandra Lehman, a sophomore graphic design major from Decatur, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Goblet" | ceramics |
Nora Majors, a sophomore visual arts education major from Roachdale, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Piglet" | ceramics |
Patrick Davis, a junior graphic design major from Huntington, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Ocean Landscape" | printmaking |
Patrick Davis, a junior graphic design major from Huntington, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Grasshopper" | computer illustration |
Johnathan Enck, a junior fine arts major from Warsaw, Ind. | Outstanding Achievement | "Twas the Night 1" | graphic design |
