Winners of 2024 Juried Student Art Exhibit are announced

The winners of the 2024 Juried Undergraduate Student Art + Design Exhibition have been announced.

The annual exhibition at the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery in Randall Hall — sponsored by the CWU Department of Art + Design — is a showcase for outstanding undergraduate student work. The contest is open to CWU students who have attended classes in the department during the current academic year.

This year’s jurors, who selected the artwork for the exhibit and assigned several of the awards, are Olivia Lane and Karl Schwiesow.

Student awards were donated by the following individuals and organizations: the Student Union Advisory Board, Ted and Louise Wiprud, President Jim Wohlpart and Sasha Wohlpart, Jane Orleman, Professor Emeritus Glen L. Bach, Professor Emeritus Cynthia Krieble, Associate Professor Maya Chachava, Teresa and Dennis Francois, Associate Professor Marcus DeSieno, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, PUNCH Projects, Assistant Professor Justin Colt Beckman, Shane L. Johnson Illustration, Interim Associate Dean Rachel H. Kirk, the Department of Art + Design, and the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery.

The exhibit will remain on view through May 4. Sarah Spurgeon Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. The gallery is closed on Sundays.

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2024 Award Winners

Student Union Art Awards (Purchase Awards) — $1,000 total 

• Renata Lima, O Que Eu Vi, Digital photography — $500
• Rita Tumbusch, Escitalopram Oxalate, Oil on canvas — $500 
  • Selected by the Student Union Advisory Board
  • Pieces will be displayed as part of the collection in the SURC

Ted and Louise Wiprud Purchase Award                   

• Joshua Collins, The Artist’s Spot at CWU, Oil on canvas — $700
  • Piece will become part of the university's art collection 

Dick Elliott Fine Arts Award — $400

• Kaitlyn Ness, Untitled, Cyanotype, fabric, embroidery hoop, and thread

Dick and Jane’s Spot Award — $100

• Van Parsons, Suckling Flesh, sculpture

President’s Award, Graphic Design — $250

• Grey Phillips, DAFT Punk Album Design and Gig Poster, Graphic Design

President’s Award, Studio Art — $250

• Beka Pruitt, Year of the Dragon Fruit, Mixed media painting 

Glen L. Bach Emeritus Professor of Graphic Design Award — $500

• Natalie Manny, CONSUME Poster and Booklet, Graphic Design 

Excellence in Studio Art Award, Donated by Cynthia Krieble — $250

• Elsa Peters, 5 oz. Missing, Wood sculpture

Cactus Award of Excellence in Painting — $150

• Rita Tumbusch, Escitalopram Oxalate, Oil on canvas 

Anima Award of Excellence in Painting (new) — $150

• Diana Mamchits, Untitled, Oil on canvas

Sage Memorial Award, Art Education Major — $150

• Kyra Sleigh, Art is Dead, Digital Photoshop

Aperture Photography Prize — $150

• Kaitlyn Ness, Untitled, Cyanotype, fabric, embroidery hoop, and thread

GAMA Gallery Awards for ceramics (new) — $100

• McKenzee Guzman, Memory is a Vessel, Stoneware
• Rita Tumbusch, Escape, Ceramics
• Devona Vader, Hero to Zero, Clay and mixed media 

Gallery One Visual Arts Award — $100 and a future exhibit

• Beka Pruitt, overall (no specific piece)

Chair’s Choice Award, Graphic Design — $100

• Ruby Barnes, CONSUME, Graphic Design
• Taylor Perez, CONSUME, Graphic Design

Chair’s Choice Award, Studio Art — $100

• Angelo Ferolito, Self-portrait, oil on canvas
• McKenzee Guzman, Pale in Comparison, Water soluble oil on masonite

Shane L. Johnson Illustration Award — $100

• Caleb Cleland, Buki Triptych, Digital Illustration

PUNCH Choice Award — $150

• Raven DiMaggio, Cotton Makes for a Great Nest, Copper and nickel silver

Experimental Design Award — $100

• Josh Zeller, Consume Poster and Booklet, Graphic Design

Sarah Spurgeon Gallery Award, Studio Art — $75

• Moxie Hercula, Skelebones, Mixed media charcoal

Sarah Spurgeon Gallery Award, Studio Art — $75

• McKenzee Guzman, Grief is a Door, Oil pastel and ink 

Sarah Spurgeon Gallery Award, Graphic Design — $75

• Taylor Perez, Bomber Brewing System, Graphic design 

Sarah Spurgeon Gallery Award, Graphic Design — $75

• Caleb Cleland, Invisible Man Book Cover, Graphic Design

Rachel Kirk Drawing/Works on Paper Award — Book Award

• Emily Dalvit, Cat Leaping, Block print
• Amy Walker, Celeste in the Tub, Pastel on gray paper
• Jack Wyman, Winged Victory of Snake Island, Mixed media drawing