Saddleback College Art Gallery Curator Bob Rickerson is pleased to announce the winners of the Student Art Exhibition, April 27th to May 12th, in the Saddleback College Art Gallery. Students received their awards at an artists’ reception and awards ceremony on April 26th. This year’s exhibition was sponsored by The Angels for the Arts at Saddleback College.
The Saddleback College President’s Choice Award was awarded to Case McQuillan for his mixed media painting titled Many Faces, and the Dean of Fine Arts and Media Technology Bart McHenry presented the Dean’s Choice Award to Robert Olinto for his photography titled Extreme Zen.
Congratulations to the winners:
Best of Show
Shahin Massoudi The Quiet Between (ceramic and acrylic)
Best of Show (picked by the Saddleback Art League)
Mary Hippensteel Copper Bowl (sculpture)
Dallin Moe Self Portrait 16
Watercolor
Julius Ibanez Cambria Beacon
Diane Fahrion Pure Vida
Jacklyn Sanchez-Villavicencio Alcoholism
Acryllic/Oil
Denise Ogier Fish Camp
Alyssa Perez Still Life
Yoon Lee Tall Vase
Printmaking
Peter Larsen Le Taureau
Trisha Wilson Family Portrait
Drawing
Martine Pilcher REX-Old English Sheepdog
Matt Rinehart Grandma’s Buttons
Julia Schinhan Rock ‘n’ Roll Winter
Photo
Monique Dodge California Rain
Ali Marcotte Light Catcher
Valentina Melekhova Loneliness in Dana Point
Ceramic
Tracy Hartman Swirl Bowl
Evin Mackie 4 Seasons Tea Bowls
Marie Nagy Hair of the Dog
Sculpture
Sharon Inbar The Sage
Heather Kurtz Pretty and Plump
Nikita Young Repose
Jewelry
Deborah Ayer Lost Wax Process
Shaune Friedman Lips
Jessica Harder Piano Fingers
2D/3D Projects
Natalie Fosdick Nesbit
Emyle Rogers Old Man Portrait
Sara Shillman Untitled
The college’s Art Gallery is one of South Orange County’s primary outlets for creative expression in traditional and conceptual art. Exhibitions featuring works by local, regional and nationally known artists are presented from September to July. The month of May is reserved for the annual multi-media Juried Student Exhibition. The Art Gallery is an important part of the instructional program. Students enrolled in the gallery display and exhibition classes learn how to plan, design, install and organize gallery space through art exhibitions.
Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Free parking is available in Lot 12. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback’s Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the third left to “Theatre Circle,” turning right into Lot 12.
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
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Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
