Student Art and Design Exhibition award winners named

Published on March 11, 2021

Art + Design

03/11/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- The award winners have been announced for the Ashland University 2021 Juried Student Art and Design Exhibition, which runs through March 30 in the University’s Coburn Gallery.

This exhibition offers $950 in awards to student artists, including Best in Show, Bernini Award, Dean’s Award, People’s Choice Award and the AU Permanent Art Collection Award.

The outside juror for the exhibition was Noah Schenk, currently the glass chair and instructor at Mansfield Art Center. Schenk received his BFA with a focus in Glass from Kent State University. While earning his MFA from Ball State University, he began exploring more conceptual artwork, expanding his visual vocabulary from mostly object making to creating installations questioning, observing and processing our current society.

Schenk accepted 76 of the 121 entries submitted.

“2020 will remain in our collective mind for generations. It is the year that we learned as a planet we can stop and alter our lives in unison. We used the internet to digitally shrink our planet. We’ve expressed ourselves differently in this time. In selecting the artwork for this show I felt your pain, your vulnerability, your humor. I see lots of talent, artists accessing their creativity, finding their voices,” Schenk said in his juror’s statement. “Art allows us to process feelings, communicate ideas and decompress our thoughts. … You are at a unique point in history as you finish your educations. We have seen the world as we know change. Artists, creators and free thinkers have the chance to reshape our global society. How will you shape our future?”

Award winners included:

Best in Show ($250): Sponsored by the Department of Art and Design and the Coburn Gallery

Madeline Moates, Talbott, Tennessee

Thank you Mother Nature

Ceramic sculpture

Honorable Mention Awards ($100)

Rickie Denes, Powell

Roadside Recipes

Illustration with marker

Hayley Smith, North Canton

Depression

Colored pencil drawing

Schuyler Berger, West Salem

Gwangalli Beach

Acrylic Painting

Bernini Award ($100) Sponsored and selected by Dr. Wendy and Mr. Scott Schaller:

Caroline Vandewater, Ashland

The Crow and the Watch

Relief print

College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award ($200) sponsored and selected by Dr. Dawn Weber, Ashland University Dean of College of Arts & Sciences:

Isaiah Seidel, Greenwich

Glove Duo

Ebony pencil drawing

AU Permanent Art Collection Award, sponsored and selected by Ashland University Permanent Art Collection- Matt Portner

Callandra Roddy, Ashland

Out of the Woods

Relief print

Amaya Copeland, Westerville

Honey’s Stylish

Pencil, pen and marker drawing

Alumni “Wink” Award, sponsored by 2012 alumnus Jennifer Winkler.

Zoe Rosu, Ashland

Oceanic Coil Pot

Ceramic form

The “19” Award, sponsored by an anonymous donor

Alexis Stanley, Loudonville

Back of My Mind -Movie Poster

Digital illustration

The Coburn Gallery is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and noon-4 p.m. on weekends. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. COVID-19 safety protocols include a maximum of 15 visitors visiting the gallery at one time, and groups no larger than five. Face masks must be worn at all the times on the Ashland University campus including on the exterior of the buildings. For more information about the exhibition, call 419-289-5652 or visit the Coburn Gallery on Facebook.

Ashland University is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) offers each of its student constituencies The Ashland Promise, including “teaching students how to think, not what to think”. Committed to affordability, the University now offers incoming residential freshman the Tuition Relief Scholarship, as well as a variety of new forms of financial assistance for both new and continuing students. ###