Bob Rickerson, Gallery Director (left), congratulates Aaron (Ike) Rose for receiving Best of Show for his stone sculpture Natures Elegance at this year’s student art exhibition.
Photographer: Nina Welch
Student Art Exhibition 2013 Awards
Mission Viejo, CA – Saddleback College Art Gallery Director Bob Rickerson is pleased to announce the winners of the Student Art Exhibition held in the Saddleback College Art Gallery on May 6th-16th. Students received their awards at an artists’ reception and awards ceremony on May 14th. With the exception of the President’s and Dean’s Choice Awards, Saddleback College students selected the award winners through a voting process conducted in the gallery during the exhibition. Over 300 students cast their vote in the categories of painting, printmaking, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography and jewelry.
Tod Burnett, President of Saddleback College, stated “Antoinette Barnum’s oil and acrylic painting California Landscape is an outstanding piece, but that didn’t make it any less difficult to designate a President’s Choice winner as every piece deserves recognition. This year’s exhibition presented an impressive sample of the amazing talent we have at Saddleback College.”
Bart McHenry, Dean of Fine arts and Media Technology, stated, “The outstanding art at this year’s Student Art Exhibition and the large attendance at the awards ceremony proves once again that our students are talented and appreciated. I would also like to commend the hardworking and dedicated faculty, who are also very proud of their exceptional students.”
Congratulations to the winners:
Best of Show
Aaron (Ike) Rosen for his sculpture in stone Natures Elegance
Photo of the art piece titled Natures Elegance
Photographer: Bob Rickerson
President’s Choice
Antoinette Barnum for her Oil and Acrylic California Landscape
Dean’s Choice
Gina Whitney for her sculpture in bronze Little Owl
Design 2/3D
First Ariana Johnson Jack Nicklaus
Second Traci Henry An Underwood Typewriter
Jewelry:
First Leslie Shattuck Off the Wall
Second Carol Kornievsky The Treasures Hidden Within
Printmaking
First Erin Kennedy The Messenger
Second Varsha Patel Serenity
Drawing
First Justin Brown March Hare
Second Caroline Verhagen Rose
Sculpture/Bronze
First Charlie Sommer Isis Recovered
Second Jim Firpo Once Upon a Time
Sculpture/Stone
First Larry Oien Freedom
Sculpture/Clay
First Mary Klein Mermaids are Among Us
Second Sharon Inbar City People
Ceramic:
First Maura Ferrero-Baroni Fly Away
Second Rachel Budai People of Many
Photography
First Robert Olinto Contrails over Moonstones Beach
Second Mitch Ridder Hotel Laguna
Painting/Watercolor
First Linda West Girl with Pot on Her Head
Second Linda Hornbeck Cassie and Her Shadow
Painting/Oil-Acrylic
First Catherine Borsellino Grace-Beauty-Power
Second Eva Domagalska Persimmon Branches
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.
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.
Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
www.saddleback.edu/arts
