Senior takes Best of Show in Juried Student Art Exhibit

HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Huntington University senior Becky Evans took Best of Show at the 22nd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit. The students’ works are on display in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery on campus through April 5.

This show is a juried exhibit of works created by Huntington University visual art students during this academic year. There is a variety of media on display including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, drawings, computer illustration and photography. The guest juror for the exhibit was James Miles, professor of photography at Taylor University.

The RichLyn Library Purchase Award is a piece chosen by the library to become part of its permanent collection. The Robert E. Wilson Purchase Award is chosen by the art faculty to become part of the gallery’s permanent collection.

The students recognized and their pieces are: 

Best of Show: Becky Evans, a senior art education major from Zeeland, Mich., “Pop Art”
First place: Coleson Amon, a sophomore graphic design major from Stoneboro, Pa., “Silhouette”
Second place: Alan Hay, a senior studio art major from Fort Mill S.C., “Unicorn Pipe Dreams”
Third place: Dana Stewart, a senior art education major from Fairfield, Pa., “Division”
RichLyn Library Purchase Award: Hannah Hochstetler, a sophomore graphic design major from Goshen, Ind., “Krishna”
Robert E. Wilson Purchase Award: Dana Stewart, “After the Fire, 1”
Outstanding Achievement Awards:
2D Design: Vince Bruinsma, a senior business management major from South Bend, Ind., “Decay”
3D Design: Karyssa Boyd, a senior nursing major from Urbana, Ind., “Wire Heel”
Drawing: Abi Freeland, a freshman animation major from Andrews, Ind., “So What?
Drawing: Becky Evans, “This is Dana”
Drawing: Becky Evans, “This is Rachel”
Painting: Becky Evans, “I’m a Cat Person”
Painting: Becky Evans, “Who Am I?”
Painting: Kendra Kendall, a senior theater design and technology major from Mount Vernon, Ind., “Me and Pippin, Pippin and Me”
Painting: Kendra Kendall, “Fissure”
Printmaking: Gaynel Mullings, a senior biology major from Malvern, Jamaica, “Sunset Explosion”
Computer illustration: Hannah Hochstetler, “Tea Party”
Photography: Sarah Stine, a junior art education major from Huntington, Ind., “The Show is Over”
Sculpture: Nathan Dracht, a senior art education major from Hudsonville, Mich., “Playful Koi Fish”
Ceramics: Alan Hay, “Faith Urn”

The Wilson Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., before and after all Merillat Centre for the Arts performances and by appointment. The gallery is free and open to the public.