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2023 – 24 Undergraduate Award Winners

Titled "Tiny Tim's Ways Of Getting The Worries Away". Pictures is a concerned grey mouse looking down while a big purple cloud of anxiety surrounds his head. Bottom of the pages states "by Helena Frawley". Helena Frawley: Tiny Tim's Ways Of Getting The Worries Away Helena Frawley: Tiny Tim's Ways Of Getting The Worries Away
For Poppop - A ghost stands at the edge of a hospital bed, overlooking someone losing their loved one. Nicole DelVecchio: For Poppop Undergraduate Nicole DelVecchio: For Poppop
The image shows the front of an opened accordion book. There are four plants of different colors shown: Dyer's Chamomile in yellow, Tango Cosmos in orange, Marigold in yellow and green, and Black Bachelor's Button in purple. Each image of each flower is hand drawn over the flower's natural print, creating a detailed drawing overtop a wild and colorfully dyed background. Sarah Gery: Ecoprints of the Stamps Dye Garden Sarah Gery: Ecoprints of the Stamps Dye Garden
The primary image depicts two reductive linocut prints of water, filling the entire matrix. The two prints have the same matrix and different color palettes. The print on the left shows water ranging from a light sky blue to a deep peacock blue, as water might look on a bright day with a blue sky. The print on the right shows water ranging from a steeley light gray to a dark murky gray, bordering on green, as water might look on a stormy day. Annabel Paul: The View From The Boat Diptych Annabel Paul: The View From The Boat Diptych
Wonderful Becoming Cover Annie Tianping Poorman: Our Wonderful Becoming Annie Tianping Poorman: Our Wonderful Becoming
Drawing of 4 customers enjoying the smells and feel of highland coffeehouse. Lana Victoria: Highland; A true slice of life Lana Victoria: Highland; A true slice of life
"There Will Come Soft Rains" is a book design featuring a white background with black writing using two different fonts, one more uniform and the other with more personality to signal the speech of the electronic house. There are hand-drawn illustrations throughout the book emphasizing the grit and symbols described in the text. Later in the book, the page gradually fills with fire as the story takes a turn for the worst. The fire shines bright read standing out on the page. Lindsay Farb: There Will Come Soft Rains Lindsay Farb: There Will Come Soft Rains
this is a work in progress photo of a life size, figurative clay sculpture. It is standing on a cart with wheels and has clay supports sitting on the toes going up to the knees. There are seams in the sculpture where it has been separated into pieces that sit on top of each other. One seam is just above the belly button and the other is just under the chin. The figure is nude, standing in a relaxed posture with hands crossed in front of their body. The figure has visible surgical scars on the chest from the removal of breasts. The genitalia of the figure isn't unclear. The hands and feet are simplified, without defined fingers or toes. The figure has short hair and thick eyebrows and its expression is tranquil to neutral. There are photos on the wall behind the sculpture and evidence of tables in the foreground and background of the photo. Jay Petrowski: Trans Figure Jay Petrowski: Trans Figure
Handbound book composed of various sheets of paper, each with a different spice used as a natural dye. The images on the sheets are laser cut drawings of the raw plants associated with each spice; those featured are: cinnamon, cocoa, chilli powder, black pepper, and garlic. Alyssa Wilcome: What I've Learned Alyssa Wilcome: What I've Learned
A warm, early day forested scene is depicted with a fallen tree trunk very prominently displayed in the center of the image. On the top of this log, to the right end, a chipmunk stands alert. To the left side of the log, there is a stone behind it. To the left of the illustration, there is a tree with dark bark, as well as a tree on the right side in the area closest to the viewer. As it gets farther out, the other 4 trees in the background gradually fade into the warm yellow background. There is no sky depicted. Kaitlyn Onela: Acorn Day Undergraduate Kaitlyn Onela: Acorn Day
A Traveler makes their way between neon green rocks and bushes through a hazy pink watercolor landscape Annie Poorman: There's No Place Undergraduate Annie Poorman: There's No Place
This is a replication of my grandmothers doily made out of brass and powder coated white to look like lace from the front side. The piece folds inwards to just a quarter of the size to mimic how a regular fabric doily would lay on a persons head. Lily Gandhi: The Holy One (Shirley) Undergraduate Lily Gandhi: The Holy One (Shirley)
there are two feminine figures intertwined on four conjoined canvases. both are rosey in color tone, but one side has a more realistic value scale on the left while the other is inverted on the right - the inverted woman is laying her head in the other's shoulder. the woman on the left is emphasized as the canvas has been cut to follow the lines of her form, the woman on the right is behind a grid of scaled up skin cells. unseen by a singular image, you can use a uv flashlight to expose the hidden veins and skeletons within each figure. Ikalanni Jahi: under the microscope Undergraduate Ikalanni Jahi: under the microscope
The image above features a plaster sculpture that resembles a human body melting and merging with a chair. The body itself is limbless, white, and resembles a shell that is held up by a network of ropes integrated within the cavities of the body to the corner of the frame. It features chains and plaster-covered fallen tissue that resembles the dissolution of the entity depicted within the image. Sonia Xiang: istheresomeonehome? Undergraduate Sonia Xiang: istheresomeonehome?
The image depicts a woven reproduction of Frida Kahlo's my birth. This image has been stretched and distorted. A woman lays on a bed centered in the middle of room, her upper body is hidden under sheets, while her exposed lower body shows this woman giving birth to the fully grown head of Frida Kahlo. The head enters this strange world in a small puddle of blood. Anna Boden: My Birth Undergraduate Anna Boden: My Birth
This image shows Skógafoss, a well-known waterfall in Iceland, during winter. The waterfall is in full flow, with water forcefully descending into the river below. Snow and ice partially cover the surrounding cliffs and ground, indicating cold weather conditions. The contrast between the white snow and the dark rocks creates a dramatic natural scene. Boya (Selina) Gong: To Capture Time - Titanfall Undergraduate Boya (Selina) Gong: To Capture Time - Titanfall
Six Palestinian children of varying ages standing defiantly atop rubble. A rifle scope is pointed at them. Above the children, two hands are shaking: a hand with the United States flag on its sleeve and another with the Israeli flag on its sleeve. Blood dripping down their hands and onto the rubble behind the children. In front of the children, an injured elderly man is prostrated on the ground, praying. Another man screams into the air, tears running down his face. To the right of the man, a frightened woman flees. Yassmine El-Rewini: Long Live the Children of Palestine Undergraduate Yassmine El-Rewini: Long Live the Children of Palestine
The someone who sits in a wheelchair for an extended period needs to engage in various activities—reading, eating, watching, and napping. This new, comfortable design will enhance the quality of life in the wheelchair. David Byun: Napping Wheel-Chair Undergraduate David Byun: Napping Wheel-Chair
This image is an installation view of painted canvas and mesh. The paintings are mostly vibrant, abstract color-fields. Painted meshes are layered overtop, with imagery of a young girl and a cat, along with other childhood scenes. These layers are meant to represent tangible memory. Paulina Braverman: MESH Undergraduate Paulina Braverman: MESH
Clay forms winding on the walls of the studio move across the space and onto the floor. On the floor are small shelves made of clay. On the floor are many small pieces that were created as a time project. My aim was to make in clay and seek to know God more. My studio practice became a space for prayer. This project was an exploration of my faith as a Christian, investigating how I could know God more through clay. Natalie Bultman: hands channel faith: a collection of daily prayer Undergraduate Natalie Bultman: hands channel faith: a collection of daily prayer
The hardcover finish of the cookbook Homegrown and Homemade: Ridgemere Recipes Olivia Colasanti: Homegrown and Homemade Undergraduate Olivia Colasanti: Homegrown and Homemade
A wooden table and chair with laminated curved legs, staged on a pallet floor in a plywood room with three walls opposing the viewer Gabriel Consiglio: Studio 05D Undergraduate Gabriel Consiglio: Studio 05D
Madison Grosvenor: Wilder Madison Grosvenor: Wilder Undergraduate Madison Grosvenor: Wilder
Taylor Henegar: Fake It 'til you Make It Taylor Henegar: Fake It 'til you Make It Undergraduate Taylor Henegar: Fake It 'til you Make It
A collection of balancing cairns and illuminated hollow fabric forms. Casey Rheault: In the glinting absence I could see you once again Undergraduate Casey Rheault: In the glinting absence I could see you once again
The image shows a long, patchwork tablecloth than hangs down from the ceiling and lays over a long wooden table. The white tablecloth is embroidered with red text and long thread tendrils. Atop the table and tablecloth are place settings made of soil. Four antique-looking, dark brown chairs sit around the table. The tablecloth spills off the table onto the floor in a pile of soil. Kristina Rogers: Dirt to Dirt Undergraduate Kristina Rogers: Dirt to Dirt
Elle Schwiderson: *Midwestern Last Name* Family Reunion Elle Schwiderson: *Midwestern Last Name* Family Reunion Undergraduate Elle Schwiderson: *Midwestern Last Name* Family Reunion
An image of myself wearing the cosplay of Alvis I created. The image is a full body shot from behind, with my right arm outstretched, with a green glass background. Reyne Lesnau: Alvis, the Divine Seer Undergraduate Reyne Lesnau: Alvis, the Divine Seer
Four Character Portraits of movie archetypes depicted as clowns. Left to right the archetypes are The Bimbo, The Cowboy, The Final Girl, and The Explorer. Andrea Ziemkowski: Misster Monster's Movie Emporium Undergraduate Andrea Ziemkowski: Misster Monster's Movie Emporium
A slide carousel projector projects MRI images of soft tissue growths in the artist’s spinal column. The projector sits upon a table full of parts from a previous project. The right was is filled with papers full of a previous project’s thinking and then overlapped by a poetry collection by the artist. On the left wall hang cassettes, some spooled with poems on paper rather than tape, slide carousels, rolls of paper, and various papers and tools, all parts of the previous project put on hold. Sky Christoph: [previous work has been put on hold] Undergraduate Sky Christoph: [previous work has been put on hold]
Pheiv Kurtz: Duelgbtq Pheiv Kurtz: Duelgbtq Undergraduate Pheiv Kurtz: Duelgbtq
This necklace, Intertwined Vines, is one piece that is part of the jewelry collection called Nature Scapes. Using a variety of metals and materials, my pieces mimic nature in many ways. Sophia Gallette: Nature Scapes Undergraduate Sophia Gallette: Nature Scapes
The black & white image shows a faceless blurred man, looking for a sense of belonging. William Mizer: Multifaceted Undergraduate William Mizer: Multifaceted
A corner view of the exhibition space with the book Detroit Is.. propped on a pedestal atop a black runner cloth. The right wall shows a simplified map of my childhood neighborhood in black and red, and the left wall reads "Detroit is... a complicated city to love, an easy city love, and not an easy city to love." Jaleah Green: Detroit is... Undergraduate Jaleah Green: Detroit is...
The image depicts two figures identifying as male and female with their faces smooshed together surrounded by marigolds and roses. They both have lipstick smeared across their lips. Allison Crawford: Modern Day Lovers Undergraduate Allison Crawford: Modern Day Lovers
Two block art print in black & pink that shows a feminine figure braiding their hair. Brianna Fox: tedious Undergraduate Brianna Fox: tedious
'LoBack Meat Co.' is a 18” x 24” 6-layer reduction woodblock print on paper based on a photograph of a neon sign at Seattle's Pike Place Market. The sign's typography reads "LoBACK MEAT CO. QUALITY ALWAYS," but it has been cropped to "BACK MEA QUALITY ALW." The neon sign itself is a bright ocean blue in the upper foreground of the image, with the letters themselves contrasting in a rich yellow-orange. The outside of each letter is outlined in a bright purple, making the letters appear three-dimensional against the sign's blue background. A hallway leading back into space is depicted in the background, with a line of circular lights fading into the background on the faded purple ceiling. While the sign and typography stand out in a graphic way, the scene feels nostalgic and faded. Within the image's background is a faded gray rectangular sign with letters that look like words but are too illegible to read. The nostalgic feel of the words and the faded color palette are representative of a memory for me. I began to experience chronic memory loss after being diagnosed with mold poisoning shortly after graduating from high school. I was able to take a road trip across the Pacific Northwest with my stepfather in the summer of 2021. This was the first trip I was able to take since becoming well enough after my diagnosis, and I took hundreds of photos out of fear of forgetting the memories we were making. Each edition of this print explored the feeling of nostalgia, much like the flash of a memory we get of a time and place we can't quite pinpoint that's buried deep in our subconscious. Looking closer at the image, each cut is quite expressive as I explored my spirit and self through the cuts of the woodblock. As each subsequent print is printed, the previous one is carved away, leaving a fully carved block at the end. Paige Gilstad: LoBack Meat Co. Undergraduate Paige Gilstad: LoBack Meat Co.
A multimedia sculpture of a decomposing deer surrounded by moss. The deer lies on its side in a fetal position with its legs curled in front of it and its ribcage exposed, showing the dark red flesh and ribs inside. Its skull is angular and off-white, with rows of uneven teeth and empty eye sockets. A small yellow bird is perched on one of the antlers. The deer lies on a bed of green moss, which crawls up into the interior of the ribcage, the floor of which is covered by thick vegetation and grasses, some of which is painted with glitter and soft pastels of pink, blue, and purple. This mossy world inside the ribcage is scattered with sparkling iridescent stones and small fairy lights that are hidden among the vegetation. Small shiny beads hang from the “ceiling” of the ribcage on clear strings, and are lit by the lights inside. Catherine Ramsey: ...And God taketh away Undergraduate Catherine Ramsey: ...And God taketh away
Ceramic vessel painting with underglaze incorporating Arabesque patterns Yasmine Safadi: Mazhariyah Undergraduate Yasmine Safadi: Mazhariyah
This image features the main character, Elle, sitting on a couch as psychedelic imagery fills the entire room. Elle Schwiderson: Scraping the Edge Undergraduate Elle Schwiderson: Scraping the Edge
This a portrait of a girl surrounded by the undulating waves. The girl is looking at the red sun in the distance, the koi print on her face leap towards the light. The work is mainly covered in the green and blue color pallet of the waves, yet the sun and koi print are in visually striking red. Siyu Zhong: Koi Undergraduate Siyu Zhong: Koi

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